Jade Plant is an upright branching evergreen succulent with a thick trunk like stem that resembles a miniature tree as it matures and fleshy pale green foliage. If grown outdoors, small clusters of pinkish white flowers bloom in late winter into spring. Best color with full sun and dry to medium well-drained soils. Drought and heat tolerant once established.
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Watch for mites, scale, and aphids. Roots will root in poorly drained soils. Susceptible to mealybugs and fungal disease in too moist soils.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Rock Gardens, Xeriscape Gardens, Indoor Plants, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Agave, Aeonium, Blue Fescue
IMAGES: author is sannse., Crassula ovata 700, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Cyril GOURDAN, Crassula arborescens, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Frank Vincentz, Crassula ovata6 ies, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr 070302-4996 Crassula ovata, CC BY 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
