| Rosary Plants are unique and interesting little | | | | tiny plant. |
| succulent plants. Crassula rupestris is also called | | | | Rosary Vine is a drought tolerant plant suited to dry |
| Baby Necklace or Tom Thumb. The leaves are just | | | | landscapes. They take monthly watering in my hot |
| barely 1/4” long and shaped like slightly elongated | | | | southern California garden. If you are growing them |
| triangles. The are arranged neatly along the stem | | | | in direct sun, they may appreciate a bit more water |
| giving it the appearance of beads on a string or a | | | | during the heat of summer. |
| stack of buttons. Although much smaller, crassula | | | | All succulent plants are sensitive to cold weather. |
| rupestris looks similar to Chinese Pagoda (crassula | | | | Outdoors these plants will need overhead protection |
| perforata). They grow close to the ground and | | | | from frost and should be brought indoors or covered |
| slowly form mounds from 6 to 10 inches high. In | | | | if temperatures drop below freezing. |
| hanging baskets they drip over the sides like a vine | | | | Older Rosary Plants can start to look leggy and bare |
| with the tips pointing up. The base of their stems | | | | at the bottom of their stems. This is the perfect |
| take on a stiffer feel with withered brown leaves | | | | time to trim them and create more plants. |
| and woody look as they age. | | | | Propagation of crassula rupestris is easiest by rooting |
| Rosary Plants are perfect for a windowsill or the | | | | their stem cuttings. Bury the woody part of the |
| patio table where you can admire their unique | | | | branch in the soil and keep them slightly moist for the |
| charm. They are great to mix and match with other | | | | first few weeks. My cuttings seem to need a few |
| succulents or cacti with similar growing | | | | years to get growing before they begin flowering. |
| requirements. Use them to fill in the bare spots in | | | | Seeds from crassula rupestris are very tiny and are |
| your containers or rock gardens. Try trailing Baby | | | | carried by the wind like powder. |
| Necklace with Aloe Vera or an upright crassula like | | | | Thanks to their slow growing habit and small size |
| Jade Plant (crassula ovata). | | | | Rosary Plants work well in dish gardens or succulent |
| Crassula rupestris gets pale pink clusters of tiny | | | | plant wreaths. It is easy to become enchanted by |
| flowers with 5 petals from early spring through | | | | Baby Necklace no matter where you grow them or |
| summer. The attractive blossoms form on the ends | | | | by what name you call them. |
| of the stems and seem large in proportion to the | | | | |