string of buttons
Crassula perforata
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green, pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
String of buttons (Crassula perforata) is a succulent for containers, rock gardens, and borders. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy or loamy soil. It sits low on the menu for deer. The triangular leaves grow in opposing pairs and are frosty green with red margins, and young leaves are flushed pink.
Pairs well with Lemon Coral sedum, Lion's tail, and Prairie dropseed.
Native range
Africa.