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Care and Growth
of
Color Change
Crassula
Capitella
 This
is Crassula capitella,
sometimes
called Crassula erosula.
This succulent has also been called Red Flames or Campfire
Plant.
It
has bright, lime green leaves with flaming orange red tips.
It
gets tiny white flowers on upright, 6 to 8 inch stalks in early spring.
When
grown in shade, they are bright apple green most of the year.
These crassula succulent plants can take full sun to light shade, love
heat and
are easy to root
and grow.
They will change color depending on the amount of
sunlight they get.
The leaves on this succulent can either appear
as bright apple green or flaming red. They are drought tolerant
and only want light
watering.
They can take frost for a few hours, but not a hard
freeze. Frost damage usually looks like small brown dots on the
leaf. This won't go away, but it shouldn't hurt the plant.
These crassula are great for
hanging baskets too, but I would not recommend them for succulent plant
wreaths, their growth is too fast.
Crassula capitella spread by
runners and will eventually form a mat
about 6 – 8 inches tall, like ice plant. Plants form roots at
their joints even before they touch the ground.
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