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Crassula Watch Chain
Crassula Watch Chain
A curious South African crassula with stems that look like tiny chains.
- Moderate care
- Sun or bright light
- When fully dry
- Keep away from pets and kids
- 12cm grow pot
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Crassula Watch Chain
R 110.00
About this plant
About this plant
Crassula Watch Chain
Also known as Crassula Muscosa, Crassula lycopodioides
Outdoors: Full sun or partial sun.
Indoors: High indrect sunlight.
Drainage is very important. Water once once soil has dried completely. Be careful of overwatering and of frost.
This plant makes white to yellowish verysmall flowers in summer to winter.
Note: This plant may or may not be in bloom when you receive it.
Note: Keep out of reach of children and and pets. Toxic
Note: Each individual plant is unique. This image is an example only, however the plant you receive will be as close as possible to this image description.
Note: Stem length indicated above is a guide to the estimated length rather than an exact length that you will receive.
Delivery and packaging
Delivery and packaging
We deliver nationwide with The Courier Guy: Pudo locker R89 or to your door R145. Gauteng customers can also collect in Boksburg (R25).
Orders ship from our depot within 7 working days, and most are on their way sooner. A few rarer plants are ordered in specially for you, which is why we allow 7 days. Couriers don't deliver on weekends.
Every order is packed by hand to survive the courier.
Healthy arrival guarantee
Healthy arrival guarantee
If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we replace it. Just let us know within 24 hours of receiving it and send us a few photos.
For everything else, see our refund policy.
Meet the plant
Zipper-like chains of tiny leaves
Crassula muscosa (syn. C. lycopodioides) · also known as Watch chain, zipper plant, princess pine, lizard's tail
Native to South Africa and Namibia
A branching South African crassula whose tiny leaves stack tightly into chain-like stems. It's a conversation piece in pots and rockeries.
- Stems covered in tightly stacked, scale-like leaves, like a watch chain.
- A South African oddity in a 12cm grow pot.
- Grows outdoors in sun or indoors in high indirect light.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Full or partial sun outdoors, or high indirect light near a bright window indoors.
Safety: Keep away from pets and kids.
Care card
- Light
- Full or partial sun
- Water
- When fully dry
- Humidity
- Low
- Temperature
- 5 to 30°C, no frost
- Soil
- Gritty, free-draining
- Feeding
- Rarely needed
- Growth
- Slow, branching
- Outdoors
- Yes, frost-free
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Give it full or partial sun outdoors, or bright light indoors.
- Water only once the soil has dried completely.
- Use a pot that drains freely: drainage is very important.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Brown, crispy stemsToo dry or scorched. Water when dry and give some afternoon shade.
- Black, mushy stemsOverwatering. Let the soil dry right out.
- Loose, stretched growthNot enough light. Move it somewhere brighter.
Questions
Good to know
What size will I receive?
What size will I receive?
A plant in a 12cm grow pot. It may or may not be in bloom. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
Does it flower?
Does it flower?
Yes, very small white to yellowish flowers from summer into winter.
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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