Perennials, Tropicals > Adromischus > Adromischus cristatus > Adromischus cristatus
Adromischus cristatus
Crinkle Leaf Plant
Origin: Native to the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Adromischus |
| Species |
| cristatus |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Cotyledon cristata |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8a - 11b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H4 - H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 0 - 5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 - 20 |
| Height |
| 3 - 20 cm |
| Spread |
| 10 - 30 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Small potted patio or indoor plant, mass container plantings, in informal rock gardens or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in loose, well-draining, gravelly to compost soil in full sun to partial shade. Water sparsely. |
| Shape |
| Clumping. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Dry low-lying plains. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Solitary, fleshy succulent stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Fleshy, obovate, oppositely-arranged leaves that crinkle at the edges. |
| Flower Description |
| Small inconspicuous inflorescences grow to 2 - 5 cm in groupings of 3 - 5, at the apices of erect flowering stems 15 - 30 cm tall. |
| Colour Description |
| Deep green to bluish-green leaves with pale green crinkles. Pale yellow inflorescences on tan-cream stems. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Division of clumps and leaf cuttings. |
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