Crassula time

[Tina]

Wasn't the strawberry to do with fragarioides meaning 'strawberry like' to do with the leaf markings on the original form of plant, must admit I'm not as keen on the second form its quite butch

[Stuart]

There seem to be two plants going around as fragarioides, a compact form with small, narrow leaves that turn red in winter and look quite strawberry-like. I've struggled to grow this one and sadly don't have it any more. The fat form still has the same name but seems easy to grow and doesn't colour up in the winter. They don't seem like the same species to me.

Stuart

[MikeT]

A few more.
This is my fragarioides. It needed cutting back in order to get at the mealies inside. However, has regrown fairly well already, and even trying to flower.

The prunings have provided quite a few cuttings. They've been on a windowsill rather than in the greenhouse, it makes quite a difference to the leaf colour.

Crassula tecta. The first taken a week or so ago, when the flower stems were starting to adopt weird shapes instead of a nice neat straight up. The second yesterday. Any suggestions why they do this? I suspect it's because they want me to give them more water, but maybe they just get weary of standing to attention.

Next up C. columella

Then 'Celia'

Sericea is getting a bit scruffy and leggy, I need to take the tops off as cuttings in the spring, and encourage the side shoots to give me a neater, bushier plant

Plegmatoides, looking a bit thirsty

And finally deceptor, also looking somewhat thirsty

[MikeT]

I found this one of my original fragarioides in a previous year, showing that they can colour up quite well - though I can't match Phil's Bradleya cover colour.

[Tina]

Some no ce plants there Mike, cuttings of fragaroides look good, nice blushing picture

[ChrisR]

Crassula fragarioides just needs better light to colour up.

California grown;

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Same one UK grown;

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Even the thicker leaf form.....

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[Phil_SK]

The photo of the thicker-leaved form, that's in California too?

[MikeT]

Crassula fragarioides just needs better light to colour up.

I've given my cuttings a try with different light, Chris.
Do you think this is better?

[ChrisR]

The photo of the thicker-leaved form, that's in California too?

That's a habitat photo Phil. But I'd expect with the necessary (artificial?) lighting it could be achieved in cultivation.

[ChrisR]

Crassula fragarioides just needs better light to colour up.

I've given my cuttings a try with different light, Chris.
Do you think this is better?Cr_fragarioides_cuttings_2.JPG

Amazing Mike