Family CRASSULACEAE
Genus Crassula
Species pellucida
SA Plant Number
Basionym Crassula pellucida marginalis

Crassula pellucida subsp. marginalis is a fairly hardy, beautiful, low growing, mounding and creeping succulent that has delicate almost lime green leaves with red margins and red petioles.

It bears starry flowers which attract insects. This decorative plant makes an excellent ground cover and container plant as well as looking good planted in amongst rocks.

It grows in sun or shade making it useful for areas that are sometimes in shade and sometimes in sun.

Size: up to 10cm

Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, Western Cape

Habitat Damp shady rock faces and boulders, Evergreen Forest, Damp shaded parts of rocky Outcrops

Growth Rate: Fast Growing, Evergreen or Deciduous: Evergreen, Hardiness - Frost: Fairly Hardy, Plant Type: Succulents, Position: Semi-shade, Position: Shade - Light, Position: Sun - Full, Soil: Loamy - Compost rich Soil, Garden Uses: Container Plant, Garden Uses: Groundcover, Garden Uses: Rockeries and retaining walls, Garden Uses: Small Gardens, Flower colour: Pink shades, Flower colour: White - Cream, Garden type: Rocky outcrop and Koppie Gardens, Garden type: Wildlife Garden,

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