Crassula perfoliata var. falcata
| Airplane plant | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Crassula |
| Species: | |
| Variety: | C. p. var. falcata |
| Trinomial name | |
| Crassula perfoliata var. falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Toelken | |
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Crassula perfoliata var. falcata (synonym Crassula falcata), known by the common names airplane plant and propeller plant, is a succulent plant endemic to South Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope.
Description
The foliage is gray-green with striking texture, on plants that grow to 2 feet (0.61 m) tall.
The flowers are tiny and scarlet red, that rise in dense clusters above the foliage for a month in summer.
Cultivation
Crassula falcata is cultivated for use in drought tolerant and succulent gardens, and in container gardens.[2][3][4]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crassula perfoliata var. falcata.
- ^ Crassula perfoliata var. falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Toelken. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 2023.
- ^ Crassula, a grower's guide, Gordon Rowley, 2003. ISBN 88-900511-1-6
- ^ Crassulas in cultivation, Vera Higgins, 1964, Blandford Press Ltd.
- ^ San Marcos Growers - Habit and Cultural Information: Crassula falcata (Crassula perfoliata var. minor) . accessed 4.4.2011