Update on the gnarly things

Crassula elegans is a dwarf species that I have always admired and I recieved a tiny plant as a gift in April. They are winter growers so I have been pleasantly surprised by the number of new leaves it has made, it has more than doubled in size. People may wonder what on earth I am going on about, it's still a tiny plant but succulents are such slow growing plant that is fairly unusual to see something double in size during the course of one growing season. When it shuts down in summer, the leaves will turn bright red and it becomes extremely attractive.

Adromischus marianae comes from the same area and also grows in winter and shuts down in summer. I thought it would be difficult to grow but it's done very well with morning sun under the overhang outside the back door. Once it becomes much warmer in about two month's time, I will stop watering it. The leaves are nice and fat and it won't need water until atumn.