Campfire plant

Description

Crassula capitella or the Campfire Plant is a perennial succulent plant native to southern Africa. It grows to a height of about 6 inches tall and will be damaged when exposed to temperatures below 30 °F (−1 °C). It has narrow, pointed stacked leaves. It is mostly biennial, blooming in the summer with white flowers, with one rosette. Crassula is a genus of succulent plants containing about 1480 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (Crassula ovata). They are native to many parts of the globe, but cultivated varieties originate almost exclusively from species from the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Crassulas are usually propagated by stem or leaf cuttings. Most cultivated forms will tolerate some small degree of frost, but extremes of cold or heat will cause them to lose foliage and die.