Crassula perfoliata var. falcata

Airplane plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Crassulaceae
Genus:	Crassula
Species:	C. perfoliata
Variety:	C. p. var. falcata
Trinomial name
Crassula perfoliata var. falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Toelken
Synonyms[1]
Crassula decussata DC. (1828) Crassula falcata J.C.Wendl. (1798) Crassula falcata Dum.Cours. (1802), nom. illeg. Crassula falx Linding. (1936), no Latin descr. Crassula perfoliata var. minor (Haw.) G.D.Rowley (1978) Crassula retroflexa Meerb. (1798), nom. illeg. Crassula swellingrebliana DC. (1828) Larochea falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Pers. (1805) Larochea falcata var. minor Haw. (1821) Rochea falcata (J.C.Wendl.) DC. (1802)

Crassula perfoliata var. falcata (synonym Crassula falcata), known by the common names airplane plant and propeller plant, is a succulent plant endemic to South Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope.

Description

The foliage is gray-green with striking texture, on plants that grow to 2 feet (0.61 m) tall.

The flowers are tiny and scarlet red, that rise in dense clusters above the foliage for a month in summer.

Cultivation

Crassula falcata is cultivated for use in drought tolerant and succulent gardens, and in container gardens.^[2][3][4]

References

1. Crassula perfoliata var. falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Toelken. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 2023.
2. Crassula, a grower's guide, Gordon Rowley, 2003. ISBN 88-900511-1-6
3. Crassulas in cultivation, Vera Higgins, 1964, Blandford Press Ltd.
4. San Marcos Growers - Habit and Cultural Information: Crassula falcata (Crassula perfoliata var. minor) . accessed 4.4.2011