Plant Description

Crassula ovata

Crassula ovata in bloom

This structural-looking succulent plant from South Africa is often called 'jade tree' and indeed, it does grow to resemble a small, many-branched tree, around 90 cm tall if grown in a pot (though it can grow taller if planted in the ground, up to 1.5 m or more). It has thick brown stems and plump, shiny, wedge-shaped leaves that can be edged with red. In winter, it has sprays of dainty pale pink or white flowers.

It looks good growing in a pot and I have also seen it used most effectively as an informal hedge, where it looks wonderful all year round. It likes a sunny position and needs almost no maintenance, apart from trimming off the spent flowers at the end of its blooming season. Propagation is by cuttings.

 

Crassula ovata
Flowers June and July.
Plant Family: Crassulaceae

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