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Crassula 'Blue Bird'

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Habit and Cultural Information

Category: Succulent

Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops)

Origin: South Africa (Africa)

Evergreen: Yes

Flower Color: White

Bloomtime: Winter

Synonyms: [C.'Bluebird', C.arborescens undulatifolia,Hort.]

Parentage: (Crassula ovata x C. arborescens)

Height: 2-3 feet

Width: 2-3 feet

Exposure: Sun or Shade

Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs

Winter Hardiness: 20-25� F

Crassula 'Blue Bird' - This succulent shrub grows to 2-3 feet tall with opposite pairs of erect bluish-gray elongated and twisted leaves on a much branched pseudo-tree. Good succulent bonsai with compact rounded heads of whitish star flowers whose glossy petals are wider than most Crassula cultivars. Full sun/ light shade Hardy to 20-25F. This plant was introduced in Europe and described by Dr. B.K Boom in the Dutch journal Succulenta in 1963 as Crassula portulacea 'Blauwe Vogel' (which translates to "blue bird") and was long thought to be a hybrid of Crassula ovata and C. arborescens. Dr Helmut Toelken of the South Australian Herbarium upon being presented with samples of the foliage and flowers noted it to be the same as a plant he had described in 1974 as Crassula arborescens ssp. undulatifolia. Gordon Rowley in his book Crassula; A Grower's Guide written in 2008 did not list this subspecies undulatifolia, though he did include Crassula 'Blue Bird' with C. arborescens. Since this plant has gained wide recognition under the name 'Blue Bird' we continue to list it as such but have added in our listing that that it is perhaps a cultivar of Crassula arborescens ssp. undulatifolia. It however is quite different from the ISI plant that we offer as the Ripple Jade, Crassula arborescens ssp. undulatifolia.

The information about Crassula 'Blue Bird' displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant.

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