

Meet the plant
Spoon-leaf trailing crassula with white flowers
Crassula spathulata · also known as Spatula-leaf crassula, spatula crassula
Native to Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
An indigenous, scrambling crassula with rounded, scalloped leaves on long, thin stems. It produces small white flowers from late summer into winter.
- Rounded, spoon-shaped leaves on trailing stems, in a 10cm grow pot.
- Small white flowers from late summer into winter.
- Works as groundcover or spilling from a hanging pot.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Full sun or high indirect light, such as a bright stoep or sunny window. It looks lovely trailing from a hanging pot.
Safety: Keep away from pets and kids.
Care card
- Light
- Sun or bright indirect
- Water
- When fully dry
- Humidity
- Any
- Temperature
- 5 to 30°C, no frost
- Soil
- Free-draining mix
- Feeding
- Monthly in summer
- Growth
- Fast, trailing
- Outdoors
- Yes, frost-free
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Place it in full sun or high indirect light.
- Water only once the soil has dried completely, and make sure the pot drains well.
- Pinch back long stems to keep it full, and root the cuttings.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Soft, rotting stemsToo much water or poor drainage. Let it dry fully.
- Sparse, stretched stemsNot enough light. Move it somewhere brighter.
- Wrinkled leavesThirsty: give it a good drink.
Questions
Good to know
What size will I receive?
What size will I receive?
A plant in a 10cm grow pot. It may not be in flower. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
Can it go in a hanging pot?
Can it go in a hanging pot?
Yes, it trails nicely from a hanging pot.
Is it safe around pets and children?
Is it safe around pets and children?
Keep it out of reach of children and pets: it is toxic if eaten.
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