Crassula falcata (propeller plant)
Crassula falcata (Scarlet Paint Brush or propeller plant)
Crassula falcata (Scarlet Paint Brush or propeller plant)
Native to: South Africa
- Size: 2-3 feet tall by about 2-3 foot wide
- Sun: part sun in southern California
- Hardiness: 20-25 degrees but will burn from both frost and full inland sun
- Water: Low
- Flowers: Bright Red
- Attracts: Nectar eating creatures
- Pests: None observed
- Other Information: Crassula falcata (Airplane plant) - Succulent plant from the Cape of Good Hope that grows to 2 feet tall (some sources say 3 ft but we've never seen it!) with gray-green 4 inch long by 1 inch wide sickle-shaped leaves that are arranged in overlapping pairs along a usually unbranched stem. Tiny scarlet red flowers are massed together in very showy dense clusters that rise above foliage in mid summer. The flowers open slowly and last for nearly a month when in full bloom. Attractive and interesting when not in bloom but a show stopper when the bright red flowers emerge. Plant in full sun to light shade in well-drained soil. Requires very little irrigation in coastal gardens, irrigate occasionally in hotter inland climates
- Great Links to learn more:
- https://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=2514
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassula_falcata