Crassula Perforata "String Of Buttons" 15cmPot

Botanical Name: Crassula perforata
Common Names: String of Buttons, Necklace Vine, Button Crassula, Pagoda Plant

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📌 Product Description

Crassula perforata, commonly known as String of Buttons, is a charming succulent recognised for its stacked, triangular leaves that appear threaded along upright to cascading stems. The blue-green foliage develops attractive pink to red margins in bright sunlight, adding vibrant contrast.

This fast-growing, versatile succulent can grow upright when young and gradually becomes semi-trailing, making it ideal for decorative pots, hanging baskets, and rock gardens. Its architectural form pairs beautifully with other succulents in mixed arrangements.

A hardy, low-maintenance plant perfectly suited to South African water-wise gardens and patio containers.

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📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 30 – 60 cm
Spread/Trail Length: 40 – 90 cm
Growth Habit: Upright when young; semi-trailing with maturity
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

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🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun to bright light for best colour; tolerates partial shade
Soil: Well-draining sandy or gritty succulent mix
Water:

• Water moderately during active growth
• Allow soil to dry between watering
• Avoid prolonged wet soil

Feeding: Light compost or balanced fertiliser in spring

Maintenance:

• Trim leggy stems to maintain compact growth
• Easy to propagate from stem cuttings
• Ensure excellent drainage

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🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring or early autumn
Flowering Season: Late spring to summer (small cream to yellow star-shaped flowers)
Growing Season: Spring and summer
Climate Suitability: Ideal for warm temperate and coastal regions
Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost; protect in severe frost areas

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🌼 Additional Benefits

Distinctive stacked “button” leaves
Pink to red leaf margins in sun
Suitable for trailing containers
Drought-tolerant
Low-maintenance
Easy to propagate

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🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Hanging baskets
✔ Succulent bowls
✔ Rock gardens
✔ Decorative patio pots
✔ Water-wise landscapes
✔ Mixed succulent arrangements