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Crassula ovata

The Khoi eat the roots, lovely show in flower.

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Description

This is a sturdy, branched, compact, rounded, evergreen succulent tree is thought of as a shrub growing from 1 – 3 m tall. It has glossy, dark to grey-green oval leaves on short, stubby branches and a robust stem or trunk. The leaves are often edged with red, more so if the plant is in full sun. The flowers are pink and the flowering time varies according to the climate. It is drought resistant. The stems soon become gnarled and stout, suggesting great age. It is grown all over the world, most often as a pot plant. The Khoi eat the roots. It attracts bees, wasps, flies and beetles. This is the larval host plant for the Tailed Black-eye butterfly. Slice a leaf in half and strap it to a wart and leave on overnight.It is magical and in the USA, Germany and the East it is planted into square, porcelain tubs to bring financial luck which gives rise to it’s many common names. Named from the Latin ‘crassus’= and ‘ula’= diminutive referring to the fleshy succulent leaves.