Crassula acutifolia Lam.
Frost tender, succulent, evergreen perennial with erect, sometimes decumbent, branched stems, with opposite, lance-shaped, fleshy leaves, compressed to round in section, and cream flowers in summer. To 1m. [RHSD, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Figured in Decandelle and Redouté’s Plantarum Historia Succulentarum. [PHS vol.1, pl.2/1799-1837].
First cultivated in Europe in 1795. Johnson’s Dictionary gives the country of origin of C. acutifolia as Greece, with the date of introduction of C. tetragona, from South Africa, as 1711.
History at Camden Park
First listed in a handwritten note in an 1850 catalogue [MP A2947A] and subsequently in the 1857 catalogue [T.350/1857].
Notes
Published Mar 01, 2009 - 04:39 PM | Last updated Jul 16, 2010 - 04:36 PM
Crassula acutifolia Lam. | pl.2 | PHS vol.1, pl.2/1799-1837 | BHL
| Family | Crassulaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | South Africa |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record | Crassula acutifolia |
| Confidence level | high |