Cultivar · genus Crassula

Tom Thumb

Crassula rupestris · ‘Tom Thumb’

‘Tom Thumb’ — 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 rupestris care below. If you grow ‘Tom Thumb’, a few honest paragraphs would give it its own voice.

Care recipe

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Care notes reviewed by Horta
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LightOwn

Bright, indirect

Waterfrom Crassula rupestris

≈ every 28 days

Humidityfrom Crassula rupestris

Low — average room

Temperaturefrom Crassula rupestris

10–27 °C

Soil mixfrom Crassula rupestris

Gritty, fast-draining cactus and succulent mix

PropagationOwn

removal of offshoots

Fertilizingfrom Crassula rupestris

Dilute succulent feed once or twice in the growing season

Growth ratefrom Crassula rupestris

Moderate

FloweringOwn

Tiny star-shaped, sweet-scented white flowers in clusters at the top of the plant in winter.

ToxicitySpecies level

Not yet documented

Toxicity is a species-level safety fact. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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