Plant Height: 5 inches
Flower Height: 14 inches
Spread: 6 inches
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Other Names: Key Lime Pie, Ravioli Plant, Cotyledon cristatus
Description:
An interesting succulent presenting a rosette of thick, wedge shaped, blue-green leaves with wavy edges; short foliage hairs gives a silvery sheen; white tubular flowers appear on tall stalks; an excellent indoor container plant; protect from frost
Features & Attributes
Crinkle-leaf Plant's attractive succulent fan-shaped leaves emerge lime green, turning bluish-green in color with hints of silver throughout the year on a plant with an upright spreading habit of growth. It features dainty spikes of white tubular flowers rising above the foliage from early winter to late fall.
This is an herbaceous evergreen houseplant with an upright spreading habit of growth. This plant should never be pruned unless absolutely necessary, as it tends not to take pruning well.
Planting & Growing
When grown indoors, Crinkle-leaf Plant can be expected to grow to be only 5 inches tall at maturity extending to 14 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 6 inches. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years. This houseplant will do well in a location that gets either direct or indirect sunlight, although it will usually require a more brightly-lit environment than what artificial indoor lighting alone can provide. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist soil, but will not tolerate any standing water. The surface of the soil shouldn't be allowed to dry out completely, and so you should expect to water this plant once and possibly even twice each week. Be aware that your particular watering schedule may vary depending on its location in the room, the pot size, plant size and other conditions; if in doubt, ask one of our experts in the store for advice. It will benefit from a regular feeding with a general-purpose fertilizer with every second or third watering. It is not particular as to soil type or pH; an average potting soil should work just fine.
There are many factors that will affect the ultimate height, spread and overall performance of a plant when grown indoors; among them, the size of the pot it's growing in, the amount of light it receives, watering frequency, the pruning regimen and repotting schedule. Use the information described here as a guideline only; individual performance can and will vary. Please contact the store to speak with one of our experts if you are interested in further details concerning recommendations on pot size, watering, pruning, repotting, etc.
-- THIS IS A HOUSEPLANT AND IS NOT MEANT TO SURVIVE THE WINTER OUTDOORS IN OUR CLIMATE --
