The long tubular flowers are fragrant and brilliant red, especially in sunshine. Growing Crassula coccinea Crassula coccinea are easy to grow and flower in the garden where they look good in a rockery, pots or planted in a bed. This is an excellent waterwise plant that needs full sun and good drainage. The plants grow fast and can flower in their first year. They get untidy after a few years and are best replaced after about 3 years.
Plants are subject to rust, but sensitive to fungal sprays.
Crassula coccinea can be propagated from seed or cuttings. The seed is best sown during autumn in shallow trays filled with a sandy mixture. Germination is usually very good and within about 3 weeks. The seedlings can be planted out as soon as they are big enough to handle into small containers and grown on. Cuttings root well in any sandy mixture.