Red Pagoda
Kiersten Rankel
Kiersten lives in New Orleans, LA and graduated with her masters degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Tulane University in 2019.
She has conducted or assisted on research studies covering trees such as the bald cypress, swamp maple, and water tupelo, as well as important marsh grasses including Juncus, Spartina, and Phragmites.
Kiersten is a certified Louisiana Master Naturalist and regularly volunteers with local community gardens and nonprofits to help restore critical ecosystems along the Gulf Coast.
4.1 out of 5 (14 experiences)
Survivor
Fast grower
About Red Pagoda
Plants in the Crassula genus are amazingly diverse and come in an incredible assortment of sizes and colors. Many of the ones we grow today are native to a small region in South Africa, which makes that diversity even more amazing! They're super low maintenance plants that can handle long periods of drought, so great if you're prone to skipping waters (we won't tell). 🫢 Make sure they get plenty of sunlight and that they're planted in a pot with a drainage hole and they'll be happy as can be!
Taxonomy
Crassula capitella
Crassula
Crassulaceae
Saxifragales
Also known as
Crassula Campfire, Campfire Plant, Red Flames, Pagoda Village and Red Origami
How to care for Red Pagoda
How often to water your Red Pagoda
every 12
Red Pagoda needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Red Pagoda in your home
a window
Red Pagoda love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Red Pagoda does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Red Pagoda in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Red Pagoda
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Red Pagoda after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Roots on my first succulent props! I got a little seedling starter heat mat and cover with lights. Heat mat’s not running bc the lights are keeping it warm. Anyway, I set this up Saturday evening (not much light time), ran it yesterday and today, and it already seems to be speeding up the process! Unfortunately my echeveria black prince fell (caught by curtains), and a prominent leaf came off. I let it callus and threw it in there with the others today #PropagationStation
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I’m new to plant life. All the lower stems and leaves of this plant are limp. Is there hope ? What should I be doing differently? #Crassula
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Any tips on preventing it from leaning? I've started to rotate every so often but still heavily leaning. :(
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Is this growth normal? So I picked up a red pagoda about a month ago. After tossing him into a new pot and soil he immediately took off and is looking more like a vine than any of the pictures I found online of him. He seems healthy and has a ton of new growth so I'm not terribly worried about him, but I am curious if this is normal and if not what could likely be causing it. #succulentsquad
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Hello everyone. My Red Pagoda ( Crassullas) has some White/ gray parts on it's leaves. I don't know how to solve this problem. Can anyone help me ? Tranks
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Crassula shark tooth red pagoda, just received yesterday in a 2”plastic pot. I’ve been asking the person that I bought it from that I am new at this & to please tell me what do I have to do to it? I am leaving Saturday dec 28 until Jan 5, 2025. #Crassula
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What is happening to my baby? She was very happy on my window but now not so much. Could it be the cold weather?
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Everybody’s very nice here, thank you for all the help and advices. Today I saw that John has just leaves laying around :(. I didn’t see the little root, maybe what I saw the other day it was something else I don’t know. I’m not sure what to do now, should I plant this leaves in a succ soil and no water for 2 weeks?
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Can somebody help me me? I My plant is dying. What can I do? ☹️ It had some pests (fruit flies) so I repotted but it seems like it didn’t help. #Crassula #help
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#plantgraveyard
Care Summary for Red Pagoda
Red Pagoda
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Survivor 9
Fast grower 5
Easy to propagate 5
Browns easily 2
Blooms easily 2
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