Still a joy to see the sea for the first time, even if one has to wait until fully grown! For the Crassula fascicularis plant rooted behind this Fernkloof rock, this is a feat only possible in years after fire. When the tall fynbos is burnt, the view is cleared for the early movers and shakers among the new growth to live their moment. And for those surviving the conflagration.
The leaves are narrow to lance-shaped, fleshy with flat to concave upper surfaces and rounded below, usually hairy along their margins.
On the short, new growth in picture the leaves are spreading, green and healthy. On the longer flowering stems they are yellow and adhering to the stems, exhausted from their flower supporting efforts.
The flowers on this plant are about white (Manning, 2007; www.plantzafrica.com).