Surreal Succulents
Crassula sarmentosa 'Comet'
Crassula sarmentosa 'Comet'
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Crassula sarmentosa 'Comet' quick care tips
Watering
Watering
Crassula sarmentosa 'Comet' is a drought-tolerant succulent variety, so watering around once per week in the peak growing season is advised. Ensure the soil dries between waterings following the 3 Ds: drench, drain and dry. It is also advised to completely stop watering when conditions are frosty, keeping the plant dry for several months at a time over winter.
Feeding
Feeding
Crassula sarmentosa 'Comet' likes to be fed to bring out its best forms and colours. We recommend feeding with a liquid seaweed feed every 2 weeks in the main growing season from April to September.
Ideal soil
Ideal soil
Crassula sarmentosa 'Comet' needs free draining soil to thrive. We recommend a mixture of 1/3 John Innes no.2, 1/3 perlite and 1/3 coconut coir. The soil mix we offer here is similar in composition to this.
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Crassula sarmentosa 'Comet'
Crassula sarmentosa 'Variegata' is a quick growing trailing succulent that can light up any display.
It will spread quite nicely if given the room, pruning this succulent will encourage it to offset keeping much a more compact shape and form.
Prefers semi-shade in the summer, grows very nicely if hung in a bright window.
Difficulty
BeginnerFeatured Colour
Green, Red, and YellowGrowth Form
Shrub-likeGrowth Rate
FastMinimum Temperature
-2°CMaximum Height & Spread
50 cm x 50 cmIdeal Environment for Crassula sarmentosa 'Comet'
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