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Succulent ID'd by Oron as Crassula rupestris 'Springtime'

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MikeHardman

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Succulent ID'd by Oron as Crassula rupestris 'Springtime'
« on: January 19, 2014, 05:03:27 PM »
I've been growing this very well behaved Sedum in a clay pan for a few years.
It usually gets clobbered by winter hail storms, but this year it has been lucky (so far), so it is looking its best.

Please can somebody ID it for me?
Thanks in advance.
« Last Edit: January 21, 2014, 08:46:03 AM by Alisdair »
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Mike
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I garden near Polis, Cyprus, 100m alt., on marl, but have gardened mainly in S.England
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Re: Sedum - which species?
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2014, 07:03:20 PM »
Mike
Not a Sedum but a cultivar of Crassula rupestris called 'Springtime', like other Crassula it blooms in January.
Commercial growers just call it Crassula Springtime.
« Last Edit: January 19, 2014, 07:07:57 PM by oron peri »
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Re: Sedum - which species?
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2014, 09:45:17 PM »
Doh! - sorry - yes - Crassula - what was I thinking?!
And thanks so much not only for the species, but the cultivar - brilliant!
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Mike
Geologist by Uni training, IT consultant, Referee for Viola for Botanical Society of the British Isles, commissioned author and photographer on Viola for RHS (Enc. of Perennials, The Garden, The Plantsman).
I garden near Polis, Cyprus, 100m alt., on marl, but have gardened mainly in S.England
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Re: Succulent ID'd by Oron as Crassula rupestris 'Springtime'
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2014, 12:22:10 PM »
Well, the weather in Cyprus has continued to be kind (no hail), and as a consequence, my little Crassula has opened its flower buds and is looking the best I've ever seen it. So let me take this opportunity to share it with you!
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Mike
Geologist by Uni training, IT consultant, Referee for Viola for Botanical Society of the British Isles, commissioned author and photographer on Viola for RHS (Enc. of Perennials, The Garden, The Plantsman).
I garden near Polis, Cyprus, 100m alt., on marl, but have gardened mainly in S.England
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Charithea

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Re: Succulent ID'd by Oron as Crassula rupestris 'Springtime'
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2014, 01:47:00 PM »
Hi Mike they are beautiful.
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I garden in Cyprus, in a flat old farming field, alt. approx. 30 m asl.

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Re: Succulent ID'd by Oron as Crassula rupestris 'Springtime'
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2017, 11:58:49 PM »
Looking through this old thread I think that I have discovered that I have Crassula rupestris "Springtime" too. Certainly looks like it from the photos posted by Mike and identified by Oron.
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