Crassula rupestris cv. "Tom Thumb"

Family Crassulaceae

Subfamily Crassuloideae

Genus Crassula

Species rupestris

Common name(s) Tom Thumb

Crassula rupestris is an easy "plant and forget" succulent, thriving as an indoor or outdoor plant. Once established, it is hardy to long periods without water as an indoor plant (though a bit happier with regular watering... if it's getting wrinkly it needs a drink!). The pads take on a lovely reddish stress coloration with sufficient light.

This crassula variety is fairly brittle, with stems easily snapping during handling and repotting. It grows heavy branches on a narrow base so it has a tendency to snap under its own weight when moved. I periodically break a few parts off the parent plant!

Propagation is easy. The plant usually already has fine air roots poking out from between pads—just poke broken stems back into the pot or lay horizontally and they will root themselves. I find this crassula to be relatively slow to grow and branch as a single plant anyway, so this method will give you a fuller-looking planting.

Options: You will receive a cutting from the "parent" plant pictured. Shipped bare root. I give up trying to unpot it without breaking it so this one is available as an unrooted cutting for now, a branched stem measuring at least 2.5". I'll try to get roots but no promises!