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Crassula pubescens ssp. radicans - Red Carpet Stonecrop

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Native to  South Africa , Crassula  pubescens   subsp.   radicans , also known as   Crassula radicans , is a shrubby or mat-forming succulent with more or less erect stems but with decumbent lateral branches congested with small, fleshy leaves. It grows up to 6 inches (15 cm) tall. The branches root at the nodes when they touch the ground. Leaves are smooth or finely hairy, green but flush bright red when exposed to full sun. They are oblanceolate, up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) long, and up to 0.2 inches (0.5 cm) in diameter. Large Red Carpet Stonecrop L ighter in color than Small Red Carpet Stonecrop with larger foliage The flowers are small, white and appear in dense, rounded to flat-topped clusters on stalks a few inches above the foliage in late winter and spring. Small Red Carpet Stoncecrop Large Red Carpet Stonecrop