Planted in the ground it forms a neat, spreading mound that works well as a ground cover or feature. They also go perfectly in rockeries and make good liners to pathways or spilling over the edge of larger planters when combined with other plants.
The more sun it gets, the brighter the foliage, though it will grow happily in a fair amount of shade too.
In late summer it produces terminal clusters of small white to pink flowers that are held aloft on erect stems. They are generally not considered a major feature though.
Soil: They like well drained soils with easy access to moisture through addition of plenty of organic matter.
Maintenance: Keep watered in summer – they do not like drying out for long.
Diseases: Mealybugs can be a problem form time to time.
Other Species: There are around 300 species in the Crassula genus of annuals, perennials and evergreen succulent shrubs.