General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: |
Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
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Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
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Minimum cold hardiness: |
Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
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Plant Height: |
4-5 feet |
Leaves: |
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
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Flowers: |
Showy
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Flower Color: |
Pink
White
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Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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Flower Time: |
Late fall or early winter
Winter
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Suitable Locations: |
Xeriscapic
Houseplant
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Uses: |
Provides winter interest
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Resistances: |
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
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Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Cuttings: Leaf
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Containers: |
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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Miscellaneous: |
Tolerates poor soil
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Awards and Recognitions: |
RHS AGM
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- Finger Jade
- ET's Fingers
- Hobbit's Pipe Jade
- Trumpet Jade
- Accepted: Crassula ovata
- Synonym: Crassula convoluta
- Synonym: Crassula argenta
- Synonym: Crassula portulacea
Posted by
valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Oct 22, 2011 11:42 AM concerning plant:
This is a very easy plant and does not require much care.
It won't do well if you over water; it is very drought tolerant.
It is a very compact plant that is considered to be a hybrid of C. x portulacea by some experts. (a supposed cross between Crassula argentea and C. lactea).
Leaves are tubular, trumpet shaped, each of them tipped with a "suction cup" and are glossy green in color with very light spotting usually with bright red leaf margins; the new growth is red.
Blooms are small, star-like, white or pinkish-white, with pink stamens.
Can be bothered by mealy bugs during the winter when it blooms.
I have not had any problems with this plant in any way.
Posted by
Deebie (midstate South Carolina - Zone 8a) on Sep 19, 2018 4:45 PM concerning plant:
I love this plant, as it is so easy to care for. It does well in full sun in my zone 8a covered porch, which does provide some shade from the late afternoon hot sun. It stays in its clay pot outdoors, unless freezing weather is predicted.
Posted by
Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Mar 18, 2022 9:58 PM concerning plant:
Monstrose version of the common jade, a shrubby succulent from South Africa, with succulent leaves that have little suction cups at the tips. This mutant, which may be confused with 'Hobbit' or 'Ogre Ears' or other cultivars, behaves like the regular jade, growing into a branchy shrub, with leaves that have red highlights in strong light, and whitish flowers in winter. It grows smaller and slower than the wild type, and does not flower in quite the same profusion. It is similarly easy in cultivation (given strong light and discipline with the water) and quite easy to start from cuttings.
Plant Events from our members
skylark |
On August 1, 2020 |
Cuttings took many cuttings from june 1 rooted |
skylark |
On August 15, 2014 |
Transplanted split off smaller trunk into a sep pot. |
wilmarosebud |
On August 24, 2018 |
Obtained plant August 24, 2018: Obtained plant (Received plant from Mountain Crest Gardens) |
carpathiangirl |
On October 19, 2018 |
Obtained plant Mulberry start |
sejod |
On December 24, 2018 |
Obtained plant |
hlutzow |
On November 15, 2019 |
Obtained plant cuttings |
ethompson92 |
On April 6, 2020 |
Obtained plant |
Bschmuck |
On October 20, 2021 |
Potted up Moved to shallower pot |
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