Jade Plant

I don't have a garden so an office desk with a grow light is my only option for Jade Plant. It absolutely works — with the right attention to avoiding water on the rosette centre to prevent rot you can get excellent results in containers. extremely low maintenance between waterings is fully achieva…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Jade Plant remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is providing at least six hours of bright indirect light. Everything else follows from that. leaf drop in cold or draughty positions is the challen…

I've grown several varieties within the Jade Plant family and have some observations to share. water-storing fleshy leaves in geometric rosettes varies noticeably between them, more than catalogue descriptions suggest. The care fundamentals are shared — watering only when the soil is completely dry …

I planted Jade Plant primarily for ornamental reasons. What I didn't anticipate was the wildlife it would attract. easy propagation from leaf cuttings seems to be particularly appealing to bees and butterflies during the main growing period. I grow it in a vertical living wall frame which allows me…

Someone gave me Jade Plant as a birthday gift and I barely knew what it was. Two years later it's my most treasured plant and I've spent more time researching it than I'd care to admit. The key discovery was avoiding water on the rosette centre to prevent rot — once that clicked, the plant transfor…

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Jade Plant. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to providing at least six hours of bright indirect light. I grow mine in a vertical living wall frame which is working really well. extremely low main…