11/10/2023 0 Comments Jade plant stemovata 'Hummel's Sunset' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Numerous varieties and cultivars have been selected, of which C. The sharp-edged leaf margins are often reddish. The fleshy, bare, obovate, wedge-shaped leaf blade is three to nine centimetres (1.2 to 3.5 in) long and 1.8 to 4 centimetres (0.71 to 1.57 in). The oppositely arranged, ascending to spreading, green leaves are stalked with up to 5 millimetres short. Although becoming brown and appearing woody with age, stems never become true lignified tissue, remaining succulent and fleshy throughout the plant's life. The bark of older branches peels off in horizontal, brownish stripes. Sometimes a single main trunk of up to nine centimetres (3.5 in) in diameter is formed. It grows as an upright, rounded, thick-stemmed, strongly branched shrub and reaches stature heights of up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft). New stem growth is the same colour and texture as the leaves, becoming woody and brown with age. Some varieties may develop a red tinge on the edges of leaves when exposed to high levels of sunlight. Leaves are a rich jade green, although some may appear to be more of a yellow-green. It has thick, shiny, smooth leaves that grow in opposing pairs along the branches. The jade plant is an evergreen with thick branches. It is sometimes referred to as the money tree however, Pachira aquatica also has this nickname. Much of its popularity stems from the low levels of care needed the jade plant requires little water and can survive in most indoor conditions. Crassula ovata, commonly known as jade plant, lucky plant, money plant or money tree, is a succulent plant with small pink or white flowers that is native to the KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa, and Mozambique it is common as a houseplant worldwide.
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