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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 8 - 12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Winter
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Leaf
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Fairy Crassula
  • Bleeding Heart Crassula
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Crassula multicava
  • Synonym: Crassula multicava subsp. multicava

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Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: 2023-02-18
Location: Tossa de Mar, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-04
Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Sub-Tropical Southern California
Date: 2012-03-13
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Monte Palace - Funchal - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-14
Location: Boca Risco - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-21
Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-08

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
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Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Date: 2017-01-07
Location: In my garden
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Location: Tossa de Mar, Spain | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-04

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Location: Monte Palace - Funchal - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-14
Location: Monte Palace - Funchal - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-14
Photo by wcgypsy
Location: Edinburg, Texas | June, 2023
Date: 2023-06-10

Date: 2011-08-28
Photo courtesy of: Martin Heigan
Location: Boca Risco - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-21

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Comments:
  • Posted by wcgypsy (Northern California) on Mar 13, 2012 7:29 PM concerning plant:
    This is a charming little plant that reveals its full potential and beauty when allowed to fill in as a groundcover. In my zone, in Southern California, it reseeds prolifically and is tough and trouble-free. It's been growing on my property for 30 years now and just keeps going.
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