Chinese Jade Crassula arborescens
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- KRASS-yoo-la ar-bo-RES-senz
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Silver Dollar Plant is a succulent plant native to South Africa in the jade family. It is often grown as a houseplant and has attractive rounded blue-gray leaves with maroon edges and small maroon speckles on the upper surface. It is an attractive small shrub with multiple thick stems that can grow to 4 feet tall. Clusters of star-shaped pink or white flowers in spring or summer but rarely blooms as a house plant.
Easy to grow in potting soil appropriate for cacti and succulents in clay pots with several drainage holes. Place in full sun to light shade. Do not overwater to prevent root rot.
Susceptible to mealy bugs and fungal diseases.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Blue Bird Variegata'
flat leaves with yellow edges and large green stripes in the center
subsp. undulatifolia
Wavy margined leaves - 'Blue Bird Variegata'
- 'Blue Bird Variegata', subsp. undulatifolia
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Blue Bird Variegata'
flat leaves with yellow edges and large green stripes in the center
subsp. undulatifolia
Wavy margined leaves - 'Blue Bird Variegata'
- 'Blue Bird Variegata', subsp. undulatifolia
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Crassula
- Species:
- arborescens
- Family:
- Crassulaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Leaf Cutting
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Houseplant
- Succulent
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Multi-stemmed
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Corymb
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Star-shaped white or pink flowers in clusters
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Feel:
- Fleshy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Up to 3 inches long opposite elliptical fleshy blue-grey leaves with maroon piping around the edges and speckles of maroon on the upper surface of the leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Thick succulent stems. Can become woody with age.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Houseplants
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Dry Soil
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
