Arid Plants

Crassula tetragona are drought tolerant succulent plants that seem to pine branches with fat needles sticking out the sides, or perhaps a green bottle brush flower. These unique Crassula are also used for bonsai containers to look like pine trees. Soil, which can grow to 4 meters. The plants will branch at the tips and can be used as a low informal hedge. Crassula tetragona leaves are about an inch long and about 1 / 4 inch thick. Leaf is also the color from green to deep blue-green. These succulent plants in full sun to light shade, love heat and use are easy to grow and root.

Like the others to grow Crassula, tetragona in the gardens dried cactus and other succulents. As houseplants, they give up to 6 hours of sun a day. You should also do well with bright, indirect light. These perennial plants are resistant to drought and the water has only once a month or so. In summer, get wide, flat sprays of flowers that make me Queen Anne's lace. The flowers are produced at the ends of branches. Flower color varies from white to light yellow.

Crassula are resistant to 40 degrees. In my garden survived the frost, without serious damage. But all the water stored in their leaves and branches are cold, if they are exposed to cold temperatures for a long time. Frost usually appears as a brown, shriveled leaves. Cut or remove the damaged growth and the stem should resprout in a few weeks.

Crassula are easily propagated by cuttings, so you do not have money to spend in order to have a large collection. Start with a cut of 4 to 6 cm, buried about half of the stem in the ground. Keep the soil moist (not wet) for the first month. You should always back in a few months. Once established, these plants prefer dry soil. Resist the temptation to kill with his goodness, the water, in this case!

These plants branch at the top and can be moved a bit 'too heavy. Cut the tips to create more succulents for your landscape. If you cut the plant up, it will continue to grow in this way. If you have a cut on the other hand, cutting to develop roots in the lower branch, and many plants growing on top.

Xeriscaping with drought tolerant cactus and succulents has become popular here in the arid southwest. My Crassula is alkaline grow in full sun and shade, in heavy clay soil. You are projecting on my cactus and their plush seats offer a nice contrast to the flat green cactus pads. They are pretty easygoing and always look green, all the rest once cooked. If you think you have a brown thumb, this is the machine for you! Visit http://www. theGardenPages. com to learn more and see photos of Crassula plants in bloom.