Botanical Name: Common Names:
Crassula ovata Obliqua Jade Plant, Jade Tree, Succulent,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Succulents & Cacti Upright
Description:
Popular succulent which over time, will produce thick tree-like branches with fleshy, glossy and smooth pointed leaves. Leaves are jade green in colour and in well lit areas have be slightly tinged with red. Very tough, often used as an indoor plant, in courtyards and pots.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Mealy Bugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods
Family Name: Origin:
Crassulaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green, Red
Flower Colour: Pink, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate