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Cactus/Succulent, Houseplant or Conservatory/Greenhouse
Bushy
H2 (tender - cool or frost-free greenhouse)
White or Pale Pink in Summer
Green, Red and Yellow in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter
0.5-1 metres
10-20 years
jade plant 'Hummel's Sunset'
Crassulaceae
Crassula can be succulent annuals, perennials, evergreen shrubs or sub-shrubs, with fleshy leaves and small, star-shaped or funnel-shaped flowers in a terminal cluster
'Hummel's Sunset' is a bushy succulent subshrub to 1m in height and width, with glossy, rounded fleshy leaves edged with yellow and tinged red. Small starry white or pale pink flowers are rarely produced in cultivation
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Grow under glass in a standard cactus compost, in bright, filtered light or full sun. When in growth feed every two or three weeks with a balanced liquid feed. Water moderately from spring to autumn, sparingly at other times
Propagate by seed sown at 15 - 18ºC in early spring or stem or leaf cuttings in spring or early summer
Patio/Container Plants or Low Maintenance
No pruning required
May be attacked by mealybugs, vine weevil and aphids
Generally disease free
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