Crassula capitella subsp. thyrsiflora leaf colours

    Crassula capitella subsp. thyrsiflora leaf colours

    The leaves of Crassula capitella subsp. thyrsiflora may be long and narrow, succulent triangles, isosceles triangles to be precise. The stem-leaves decrease in size towards the stem-tip. Different shades of green, yellow, pink, red and purple nearly produce a rainbow plant!

    The typical decussate leaf positioning of the species is still there. This means that successive, opposite leaf pairs on a stem appear at right angles above the previous pair, resulting in four vertical leaf arrays.

    C. capitella subsp. meyeri has narrower, acutely pointed leaves (iSpot).