Crassula multicava is a perennial succulent plant from the family Crassulaceae. It is also known under various common names including the “fairy crassula”, “pitted crassula” and “London pride”.^[1]

It is a moderate to fast growing, mat-forming plant that features buxom, oval to round and deep green, opposite leaves. The plant blooms predominantly in winter with white to pinkish starry flowers. It reaches an average height of 15 cm, but can reach 30 cm tall.^[2]

Plant Care and Cultivation of Crassula multicava (the “fairy” crassula)

Used as a groundcover, the plant is resistant to droughts and low temperatures above −3 °C. It also resists the lack of light and is a shade lover, but that can negatively affects its color or the quality of the flowers. Self-seeding, it can also be multiplied by cuttings. They also propagate themselves by producing plantlets on the flower head that fall off and grow into independent plants. Due to its small size, it can be grown in pots in well-composted, clay soils.^[3]

Distribution of Crassula multicava

The fairy crassula is a native of South Africa, particularly the mountainous regions of Natal, Eastern and Southern Cape. There, it is found in forest margins, river and stream banks, and in coastal and subtropical thickets.^[4]

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References

1. Hutchings, A., Scott, A.H., Lewis, G. & Cunningham, A.B. 1996. Zulu medicinal plants: an inventory. University of Natal Press, Pietermaritzburg.
2. Crassula multicava iGarden, Home of the Compulsive Gardener
3. Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds) 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
4. Powrie, F. 1998. Grow South African Plants. A gardener’s companion to indigenous plants. National Botanical Institute, Cape Town.

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