Cultivar · genus Crassula

Hobbit

Crassula ovata · ‘Hobbit’

‘Hobbit’ — reference photo
AI illustration: Horta

Guide

Written and kept by people who grow it. Every section carries its source.

No cultivar-specific guide yet

Until someone writes one, this cultivar follows the Crassula ovata care below. If you grow ‘Hobbit’, a few honest paragraphs would give it its own voice.

Care recipe

Each fact carries its confidence tier — and says whether it belongs to this cultivar or is inherited from the species.

Care notes reviewed by Horta
Soil
ai:claude-code
Lightfrom Crassula ovata

Direct sun

Waterfrom Crassula ovata

≈ every 28 days

Humidityfrom Crassula ovata

Low — average room

Temperaturefrom Crassula ovata

10–27 °C

Soil mixOwn

cactus compost

PropagationOwn

seed, offsets, or root, stem or leaf cuttings in spring

Fertilizingfrom Crassula ovata

Dilute succulent feed once or twice in the growing season

Growth rateOwn

Slow

Floweringfrom Crassula ovata

Star-shaped white to pink clusters on mature plants in winter

ToxicityLocked · species

Toxic to cats & dogs

Jade plant — vomiting, depression, incoordination (ASPCA: principle unknown). This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

Every image credited. Licenses link to their deeds.

HortaPrimary
Horta · AI-generated · © Horta

Sources: ai:claude-code · ASPCA

Kept true by its growers

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