Small rosette succulent from China (Yunnan province) and neighboring countries with soft, nearly terete leaves bearing many fine hairs (especially when young). Leaves turn dark colors (blackish) in the sun and bear irregular purplish blotches. Best color and form in strong light. Rosettes grow to 1-1.5 inches wide, with densely packed leaves. Terminal inflorescences bear small, fragrant, pale yellow to orange-red (in the sun) flowers.

Sinocrassula is related to Orostachys and Hylotephium. This species seems to be the most common in cultivation.

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Probably among the most troublesome/difficult succulents that can be found in wholesale. The plant is composed of small rosettes with thin dark green leaves covered in velvet like fuzz, densely packed on a somewhat bright green to red stem. The leaves are soft and slightly malleable (can bend slightly, much more compared to most succulents). The leaves, if removed from the stem (to which they are loosely attached), can sprout easily and make their own rosette like most crassulaceae members. It's fairly slow growing, but sort of troublesome due to it often being somewhat tender, and may die at random. Often they are potted in mounds, where splitting the rosettes is advised to prolong the plant's life. It's not cold hardy, and it doesn't like strong sun or heat.

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