| Campfire Plant | |
|---|---|
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| Crassula capitella | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Crassula |
| Species: | C. capitella |
| Binomial name | |
| Crassula capitella | |
Crassula capitella, (red flames, red pagoda or campfire plant) is a perennial succulent plant native to southern Africa.
An extremely variable species. The narrow, pointed, splayed ("propeller-like" [2] ) leaves are initially a light green, but become a strong reddish colour in the sun. [3]
The leaves are stacked, and near the base of the rosette they are larger. Near the top of a rosette, the leaves gradually get smaller and change into floral bracts, as the stem forms a long, pointed inflorescence. [4]
It is a small, succulent herb (15–40 cm in height) - with stems that are either erect or rambling and mat-forming. Each stem forms roots at its internodes, which take root if the stem lies against the ground.
C.capitella is mostly biennial, blooming in the summer, with small, white, star-shaped flowers forming all around each thick, upright stem. [1] [5] It grows to a height of about 6 inches tall, and will be damaged when exposed to temperatures below 30 °F (−1 °C). [5]
Crassula capitella prefer full sun to partial shade, average watering needs, and shouldn't be exposed to temperatures below 30 °F (−1 °C). [5] [6] It may suffer from foliage edema, which may be the result of rapid changes in moisture. [5]
Crassula capitella is native to southern Africa; it is found in Transvaal, Free State, Eastern Cape, and in some parts of southern Namibia and Botswana. [1]
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crassula capitella.