Crassula Species, Pagoda Village, Red Pagoda, Shark's Tooth Crassula

Crassula capitella subsp. thyrsiflora

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Family:	Crassulaceae (krass-yoo-LAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus:	Crassula (KRASS-oo-la) (Info)
Species:	capitella subsp. thyrsiflora
Synonym:	Crassula caffraria
Synonym:	Crassula corymbosula
Synonym:	Crassula corymbulosa
Synonym:	Crassula luederitzii
Synonym:	Crassula nuda

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Category:

Cactus and Succulents

Water Requirements:

Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping

Sun Exposure:

Full Sun

Foliage:

Grown for foliage

Good Fall Color

Shiny/Glossy

Smooth

Foliage Color:

Burgundy/Maroon

Orange/Apricot

Height:

6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing:

9-12 in. (22-30 cm)

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 �C (25 �F)

USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 �C (30 �F)

USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 �C (35 �F)

USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 �C (40 �F)

Where to Grow:

Unknown - Tell us

Danger:

N/A

Bloom Color:

Pale Pink

Pink

White/Near White

Bloom Characteristics:

This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds

Bloom Size:

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Time:

Mid Summer

Late Summer/Early Fall

Other details:

May be a noxious weed or invasive

Regional

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Brentwood, California

Carlsbad, California

Castro Valley, California

Manhattan Beach, California

Reseda, California

Richmond, California

San Leandro, California

Stockton, California

Woodcrest, California

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Gardeners' Notes:

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Neutral	On Dec 3, 2007, Kell from Northern California, CA (Zone 9b) wrote: This is a very entertaining succulent. At first it looks like pink tinged rosettes and then later the leaves becomes pagoda shaped and turn red. It flowers at the ends of the 6 to 10 inch long pagoda chains. Once it finishes blooming, the plant falls apart and the individual leaves hit the ground and root, making new plants. Drought tolerant.
Positive	On Jul 23, 2004, palmbob from Acton, CA (Zone 8b) wrote: Nice looking very angular pogoda-like Crassula with lots of nice color (pinks, dark greens, blue-greens) but I noticed it all over the Huntington garden xeriscape sections so obviously it is a pretty invasive species. CAreful where you plant it. Flowers in summer and plant looks leggy and weedy then.. but reverts back to its more ornamental, compact form in winter. This is a very variable species/subspecies, at least from what has been described to me. There are forms of this subspecies that are literallly 4-5x the size of the plants described above- hard to believe they are in the same subspecies as they are thick, less invasive and quite different looking. That plant has been added as Crassula capitella sp. thyrsiflora var. giant form. Hope this doesn't ... read moremess everyone up.

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Neutral

On Dec 3, 2007, Kell from Northern California, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

This is a very entertaining succulent. At first it looks like pink tinged rosettes and then later the leaves becomes pagoda shaped and turn red. It flowers at the ends of the 6 to 10 inch long pagoda chains. Once it finishes blooming, the plant falls apart and the individual leaves hit the ground and root, making new plants. Drought tolerant.

Positive

On Jul 23, 2004, palmbob from Acton, CA (Zone 8b) wrote:

Nice looking very angular pogoda-like Crassula with lots of nice color (pinks, dark greens, blue-greens) but I noticed it all over the Huntington garden xeriscape sections so obviously it is a pretty invasive species. CAreful where you plant it.

Flowers in summer and plant looks leggy and weedy then.. but reverts back to its more ornamental, compact form in winter.

This is a very variable species/subspecies, at least from what has been described to me. There are forms of this subspecies that are literallly 4-5x the size of the plants described above- hard to believe they are in the same subspecies as they are thick, less invasive and quite different looking. That plant has been added as Crassula capitella sp. thyrsiflora var. giant form. Hope this doesn't ... read moremess everyone up.