Crassula perfoliata var. falcata

Airplane plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Crassulaceae
Genus:	Crassula
Species:	C. perfoliata
Variety:	C. p. var. falcata
Trinomial name
	Crassula perfoliata var. falcata; (J.C.Wendl.) Toelken
Synonyms
	Crassula decussata DC. (1828); Crassula falcata J.C.Wendl. (1798); Crassula falcata Dum.Cours. (1802), nom. illeg.; Crassula falx Linding. (1936), no Latin descr.; Crassula perfoliata var. minor (Haw.) G.D.Rowley (1978); Crassula retroflexa Meerb. (1798), nom. illeg.; Crassula swellingrebliana DC. (1828); Larochea falcata (J.C.Wendl.) Pers. (1805); Larochea falcata var. minor Haw. (1821); Rochea falcata (J.C.Wendl.) DC. (1802);

Crassula perfoliata var. falcata (synonym Crassula falcata), known by the common names airplane plant and propeller plant, is a succulent plant endemic to South Africa, from the Cape of Good Hope. The foliage is gray-green with striking texture, on plants that grow to 2 feet (0.61 m) tall. The flowers are tiny and scarlet red, that rise in dense clusters above the foliage for a month in summer. Crassula falcata is cultivated for use in drought tolerant and succulent gardens, and in container gardens.

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