La pequeña planta que presento aqui pertenece a un género diferente al de las otras de mi colección de suculentas. Esta planta pertenece al género llamado kalanchoe, que en realidad proviene de un nombre chino. Esto significa que este grupo de plantas tiene orígenes en Asia y África, a diferencia de las Américas, que son el lugar original de otras grandes familias de suculentas, y … Continue reading Kalanchoe thyrsiflora 🌵🌱🇪🇸
Un paio di anni fa avevo comprato questa mia prima pianta grassa da un vivaio di città senza nemmeno sapere quale ne fosse il nome scientifico o le esigenze di coltivazione. Sono stato fortunato nello scoprire che piante di questo genere riescono a sopravvivere nelle condizioni di maggiore incuria, essendo piante originarie dei deserti dell’Africa meridionale. Le mie assenze prolungate da casa avevano significato che … Continue reading Crassula ovata 🌱🌵🇮🇹
The little plant I’m featuring in this post belogs to a different genus than the other ones in my succulent collection. This plant is belonging to the genus called kalanchoe, which actually comes from a Chinese name. This mean this group of plants has origins in Asia and Africa and was know already i at the end of 1700s with different varieties already identified and … Continue reading Kalanchoe thyrsiflora 🌵🌱🌵
One interesting variation on the very common crassula ovata, also known as jade or money plant, is the crassula gollum or monstruosa, where leaves take a tubolar or trumpet shape and resemble Shrek’s ears, which in another common name for this plant. The palnt grows fast and can reach the dimensionof a small shrub of 90 cm tall and 60 cm wide, as shown in … Continue reading Crassula monstruosa 🌵🌱🌵
In May last year I bought a couple of small succulents just to freshen up my bedroom and as signals of nature’s awakening on my windowsill at home. A small crassula was part of that lot and by now it has grown into a solid plant, even if for most of last year I have not been in my flat in London. This succulent is … Continue reading Crassula ovata 🌱🌵💰
