Crassula perfoliata

An erect, sparingly branched perennial succulent up to about 1.5 m high when in flower, often growing singly. The succulent leaves are oblong and sickle-shaped, arranged in opposite rows, laterally compressed, ascending-spreading and with blunt ends. The small flowers are arranged in a rounded to flat-topped inflorescence on the end of a stalk which can reach 100mm in height.

Family Name:

CRASSULACEAE

Common Name:

Red treasure (Eng.); sekelblaarplakkie (Afr.)

Plant Height:

50cm but 1.5m when in flower

Flower Colour:

Red

Flowering Time:

October, November, December, January