Crassula ovata
Water Needs
low; water wise
Shrub small; Shrub medium
Pink Joy
1 - 3 m
Size
Light Conditions
sun; semi-shade
Frost
light
Flowers
white pink winter spring
Garden Situation
sun; afternoon sun; semi-shade; container; walls; rockery; dry soils; sandy soils; clay soils; slope; wildlife bees butterflies insects butterfly host; narrow spaces;
Habitat
coastal eastern cape; coastal kzn; grassland; bushveld; fynbos; urban streets
Region
thicket; subtropical east coast; bushveld savanna; highveld; western cape
Rain Season
summer; winter
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Description
An attractive medium-sized shrub with a neat, rounded form. Glossy green leaves are covered with compact heads of pale pink flowers from winter to spring attracting bees, insects and butterflies. With its gnarled stem, it makes a lovely accent plant in rockeries, containers and in borders. Drought hardy, it copes well with coastal conditions. An easy-care shrub. Size: 1.5 – 1.8 m. In flower: winter to spring.
