FREE: Propeller Plant: Crassula falcata cutting

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Collectors succulent ! LOVES to flower ! Hummingbirds, butterflies and bees love it! The "Propeller Plant" is one of the more unusual members of the Genus crassula - which includes such familiar plants as the Jade Plant, the Watch Chain Plant, "Buddha's Temple" and many others. It produces clusters of upright and semi-upright stems to 3 feet tall, but most of the plants which I have seen in cultivation are generally smaller, usually growing to about 12 to 24 inches. The curiously twisted and curved succulent leaves are indeed reminiscent of a propeller; even its varietal name, falcata, meaning "shaped like a sickle" alludes to its uniquely shaped leaves. Individual leaves measure to about 4 or 5 inches in length, and to about 1 inch across. The entire plant has a dullish grey-green coloration, giving the leaves and stems a frosted, or waxy appearance.
The crowning glory of the "Propellor Plant", alias the "Scarlet Paintbrush" are its magnificent flowers; large corymbs measuring to 6 inches or more across, containing hundreds, if not thousands of densely packed, star-shaped florets - each measuring from about 1/4 to 1/2 inch across. The flowers are of a bright carmine to crimson red, and contrast well with the bright yellow anthers. The brilliant colors of these flowers draw attention to the plant, and can make a very lasting impression: even today, I recall that I was particularly struck by this plant's floral display when I first encountered it during a visit to the Ruth Banchroft garden back in 1993:The flowers are long lasting, putting on their brilliant display for 2 to 3 weeks or more. Following the initial display, additional flowers may be produced of a number of side shoots, increasing the total display by several weeks.
This is an undemanding and easy plant, and should grow well given basic guidelines for growing cacti and other succulents.