Day 21 🪴🌱

🍀CRASSULA
is a genus of succulent plants, commonly known as Jade Plants or Stone Ornaments. They're perfect for indoor spaces due to their low-maintenance requirements.

Types of Crassula:

1. Crassula ovata (Jade Plant)
2. Crassula elegans (Elegant Crassula)
3. Crassula lycopodioides (Watch Chain)
4. Crassula capitella (Crassula Tree)
5. Crassula perforata (String of Buttons)

Characteristics:

1. Thick, fleshy leaves
2. Small, white or pink flowers
3. Compact, shrub-like growth
4. Slow-growing
5. Drought-tolerant

Care Tips:

1. Water sparingly, allowing soil to dry between waterings
2. Provide bright, indirect light
3. Fertilize during growing season (spring-fall)
4. Prune to maintain shape
5. Repot every 2-3 years

Propagation:

1. Leaf cuttings
2. Stem cuttings
3. Division

*Benefits:*

1. Air purification
2. Low maintenance
3. Attracts pollinators (bees, butterflies)
4. Medicinal uses (anti-inflammatory, antibacterial)

Interesting Facts:

1. Crassula can live up to 50 years with …