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Crassula capitella or Campfire Plant a Unique Succulent Plant in Flaming Red

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A great succulent plant for your collection.

 

How about a plant that changes color? Crassula capitella, or Campfire is one of the reasons succulent plants are becoming a cult favorite among gardeners. This drought tolerant beauty is easy to grow in the garden or in containers and has pretty flowers in winter.

Growing Campfire or Crassula Capitella (from my gardening website) 

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This is Crassula capitella, sometimes called Crassula erosula. This succulent has also been called Red Flames or Campfire Plant. It has bright, lime green leaves with flaming orange red tips. It gets tiny white flowers on upright stalks in early spring. When grown in shade, they are bright apple green most of the year.

These crassula succulent plants can take full sun to light shade, love heat and are easy to root and grow. They will change color depending on the amount of sunlight they get. The leaves on this succulent can either appear as bright apple green or flaming red. They are drought tolerant and only want light watering. They can take frost for a few hours, but not a hard freeze.

Crassula capitella spread by runners and will eventually form a mat about 6 - 8 inches tall, like ice plant. Plants form roots at their joints even before they touch the ground. They're great for hanging baskets!

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Laura Z is a freelance writer living in California. She cultivates a gardening website at theGardenPages with plant profiles, growing tips and lore about succulents and California native plants.

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