Campfire Crassula
Crassula capitella 'Campfire'
Easy-to-grow, branching succulent displays dramatic, fleshy propeller-like leaves that mature from light green to bright red. Forms spreading mats, useful in rock gardens and containers. Clusters of lightly fragrant white flowers rest on the leaves in the summer.
| Key feature: | Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Plant type: | Cactus/Succulent |
| Garden styles: | Contemporary, Cottage, Mediterranean, Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
| Average landscape size: | Forms mats 6 in. tall, 2 to 3 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Special features: | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | White flowers in summer. |
| Foliage color: | Multicolored |
| Item no.: | 6364 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
Easy-to-grow, branching succulent displays dramatic, fleshy propeller-like leaves that mature from light green to bright red. Forms spreading mats, useful in rock gardens and containers. Clusters of lightly fragrant white flowers rest on the leaves in the summer.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
| Key feature: | Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Plant type: | Cactus/Succulent |
| Garden styles: | Contemporary, Cottage, Mediterranean, Tropical |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 10 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Water Needs: | Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
| Average landscape size: | Forms mats 6 in. tall, 2 to 3 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Special features: | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Rock Garden |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | White flowers in summer. |
| Foliage color: | Multicolored |
| Item no.: | 6364 |
