String of Buttons | Crassula perforata Western Cape Indigenous and geometric designs

and geometric designs

and endlessly versatile

this plant looks fantastic in hanging baskets or containers

it produces delicate clusters of pale lilac to white flowers nestled among the foliage

often used to make atchar

String of Buttons | Crassula perforata Western Cape Indigenous and geometric designsThe String of Buttons is a charming South African succulent, loved for its stacked, triangular leaves edged in soft pink or red. The leaves spiral neatly around the stems, creating a geometric, buttonlike effect that looks almost like a living necklace. In Cape Towns climate, it thrives in full sun to semishade and rewards gardeners with clusters of tiny, starshaped flowers in spring to early summer (September November). This hardy succulent is