Crassula cv. Buddha's Temple Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar) Hybrid of Crassula pyramidalisSN|11170]]SN|12360]] and Crassula perfoliataSN|12360]]SN|11170]] v. falcata (or var. minor?) It was hybridized by Myron Kimnach in 1959
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ENGLISH: Buddha's Temple
ITALIAN (Italiano): Tempio di Budda
RUSSIAN (Русский): Храм Будды
SPANISH (Español): Templo de Buda
Description: Crassula 'Buddha's Temple' is a very interesting plant that forms a nice square columnar rosette and resembles a giant Crassula pyramidalis.
Leaves: Silvery-grey to greyish-green, scale like, very thick and wide heart-shaped which turn up at the ends. They are densely stacked, each leaf overlapping somewhat and form square columns approximately 4cm wide. The light, white powdery surface helps to preserve moisture and protect from strong sunlight.
Stem: In time it will grow about up to 15cm tall and start branching at varying levels from the sides of each column.
Flowers: Bright red buds open pink to near white in dense apical cluster (cyme).
Blooming season: Flowers appears in every time of the yeas when conditions are appropriate.
Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Crassula cultivars group
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Propagation: Stem cuttings
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