Crassula expansa
About Crassula expansa
Plants in the Crassula genus are amazingly diverse and come in an incredible assortment of sizes and colors. Many of the ones we grow today are native to a small region in South Africa, which makes that diversity even more amazing! They're super low maintenance plants that can handle long periods of drought, so great if you're prone to skipping waters (we won't tell). 🫢 Make sure they get plenty of sunlight and that they're planted in a pot with a drainage hole and they'll be happy as can be!
Taxonomy
Crassula expansa
Crassula
Crassulaceae
Saxifragales
Also known as
Crassula albicaulis, Crassula browniana, Crassula expansa longifolia, Crassula expansa suborbicularis, Crassula fragilis suborbicularis, Crassula furcata, Crassula maputensis, Crassula maritima, Crassula parviflora, Crassula peploides, Crassula thorncroftii, Crassula uniflora, Crassula woodii and Crassula zimmermannii
How to care for Crassula expansa
How often to water your Crassula expansa
Crassula expansa needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for None in your home
Crassula expansa love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Crassula expansa does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Crassula expansa in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Crassula expansa
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Crassula expansa after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Family photooo 📸 #WhatTheSuccWednesday this Campfire family just keeps growing! I’m surprised mom is alive & keeps growing more and more pups despite them sucking Scarlet dry 😭 that’s 14 pups separated from her & 6 more growing on her. I love seeing the differences in all of them them. Especially the red quadruplets 🥰 #CampfireCrassula #Crassula #HappyPlants #NewGrowth #SucculentLove #SucculentSquad #Succulents #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict
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The leaves are showing brown spotting, as if they had been bit or burned. What could it be due to & what should I do ? #Crassula
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My girl has gone floppy! I’ve had her for 7 years now and not repotted 😬😬 don’t be mad, I was gifted her and didn’t take much interest until recently. She’s suddenly super droopy and I don’t know why. Never had issues until now. Please help ♥️
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Hi Folks! Plant & cat mom here in Freedom, Maine. Anyone else from Maine / New England? A pic of my beautiful jade, Xena.
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Dropping leaves Hello! My jade has dropped a significant amount of leaves over the past year. It also has a white dustiness to it. The center branches do not want to stand but droop. I have been careful not to overwater it. Is my plant dying or am I hurting it somehow? I’ve had it for over a decade grown from a tiny baby.
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#SucculentSquad my succ died… 😭😭😭 all last respects for mark
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Help? Been under a grow light ~8 hours a day. What does she need? #Crassula #BuddhasTemple #helo
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Just got a new gollum jade! I want to re-pot it , but I don’t know exactly where to start. This is my first time repotting a jade🫶🏻 #GollumJade #SucculentLove #PlantTherapy
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Critical challenge #Crassula #Resuscitate #Succulent This plant was not watered for months (it was my previous housemate's) and now I'm trying the impossible. After repotting it and giving it water it started to lose the few leaves it had but now it seems stabilized and it's growing new little leaves at the bottom. I'm not even sure about the species, my best guess was Jade plant, any better idea? Any particular suggestions for the critical situation?
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Is it possible for him to grow back all green again? He has sprouted little green tips on some of the brown which I thought was interesting. #Crassula
Care Summary for Crassula expansa
Crassula expansa
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 12 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.