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DWARF ELEPHANT FOOD - SPEKBOOM - PORTULACARIA AFRA 'MINIMA'Dwarf version

Dwarf Elephant Food is a low-growing variety of the usually upright growing succulent shrub. It grows toabout 6 inches tall with a 4-6 foot spread and is excellent for use as a groundcover. Elephant Food is

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named for being a favorite food source for elephants in Africa. An easy care plant that does well in partialto full sun and is drought tolerant when established.

Source: https://www.evergreennursery.com

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GOLDEN JADE PLANT - LUCKY PLANT - MONEY TREE - CRASSULA OVATA ‘HUMMEL'SSUNSET'

Crassula ovata, commonly known as Jade plant, Lucky plant, Money plant or Money tree is a succulentplant with small pink or white flower.

It is native to South Africa and Mozambique, and is common as a houseplant.

These plants can last a lifetime and grow to be very large with the proper care.

Leaves stay green in low light conditions, edges will turn red in dry hot summer conditions.

Tender soft succulent - will not tolerate frost.

Known to bless the house in which it resides, the Jade Plant transcends cultures and language barriers tobecome one of the most popular succulents.

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JADE PLANT - LUCKY PLANT - MONEY TREE - CRASSULA OVATA

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Crassula ovata, commonly known as Jade plant, Lucky plant, Money plant or Money tree is a succulentplant with small pink or white flower.

It is native to South Africa and Mozambique, and is common as a houseplant.

These plants can last a lifetime and grow to be very large with the proper care.

Leaves stay green in low light conditions, edges will turn red in dry hot summer conditions.

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Tender soft succulent - will not tolerate frost.

Known to bless the house in which it resides, the Jade Plant transcends cultures and language barriers tobecome one of the most popular succulents.

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MINIATURE JADE PLANT - DWARF JADE PLANT - CRASSULA OVATA MINIMA

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DWARF JADE PLANTCrassula are succulent, herbaceous plants. Some varieties are suitable for rock gardens in mild regions aslong as the soil is well drained. The thick leaves are often covered with hair or 'meal' and the flowers aregenerally small in size and borne on terminal panicles.

Crassulas can easily be grown from leaf cuttings. Crassula ovata ‘Minima’ is a dwarf succulent growing to75cm and up to 50cm wide. The leaves are thick, fleshy, glossy and green with reddish edges. Flowers arecoral-pink in colour.

Source: https://www.gardentags.com

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RAINBOW BUSH - SPEKBOOM - PORTULACARIA AFRA VARIEGATAVariegated version

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Portulacaria afra variegata (known as elephant bush, dwarf jade plant, porkbush, purslane treeand spekboom in Afrikaans) is a small-leaved succulent plant found in South Africa. These succulentscommonly have a reddish stem and leaves that are green, but also a variegated cultivar is often seen incultivation. They are simple to care for and make easy houseplants for a sunny location. In frost-freeregions they may be used in outdoor landscaping.

It is a soft-wooded, semi-evergreen upright shrub or small tree, usually 2.5–4.5 metres (8–15 ft) tall. P. afrahas smaller and rounder pads and more compact growth (shorter internodal spaces, down to 1.5

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millimetres (0.059 in)). It is much hardier, faster growing, more loosely branched, and has more limbertapering branches than Crassula once established.

It is very widespread in the east of South Africa. In this moist climate, it is relatively rare, and tends tofavour dryer rocky outcrops and slopes.

It is also found in much denser numbers in the dryer southern Cape. Here it occurs from the Little Karoo ofthe Western Cape, eastwards up until the thicket vegetation of the Eastern Cape.

Ornamental:

It is popular as a specimen for bonsai, and as a hardy xeriscaping plant. Several varieties exist - some bredin cultivation, others naturally occurring:

"Limpopo": A variety with much larger leaves. It is the natural form from the far north of the species'range."Prostrata": A low-lying, decumbent form that is frequently used as a ground-cover."Aurea": A compact, upright form with rounded leaves that go bright yellow in the sun."Foliis variegatus": A variegated form."Medio-picta": Variegated with a lighter centre.

Food sourceIn Southern Africa it is commonly eaten, usually as one component of a salad or a soup. It should not to beconfused with the jade plant, which is mildly toxic.

P. afra is also used to feed livestock during periods of drought due to its succulent nature. Most commonlyused for cattle and goats, these plants also act as a supplemental source of water on top of their nutritionalbenefits for livestock.

MedicinalThis is one of the many plants used as a traditional treatment for skin conditions used by people in ruralareas that do not have easy access to more modern medicine.

Carbon sequestration and ecological impactP. afra is capable of either C3 or CAM carbon fixation, depending on factors such as the season and the ageof the leaves. In the dry season, it relies on the CAM pathway due to the lack of water, but when water isreintroduced, the plant quickly reverts to the C3 pathway in order to conserve energy. The maturity of theleaf tissue also matters because younger tissue is unable to completely seal the stomata, making CAMimpossible. So while the older leaves are able to switch pathways based on the season and conditions, theyounger leaves have to rely solely on the C3 pathway. It can sequester a maximum of 15.4 t CO2 ha−1yr−1.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portulacaria_afra

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RIPPLE JADE - CRASSULA ARBORESCENS UNDULATIFOLIACrassula Arborescens or as famously call Ripple Jade is a species of succulent plant belonging to the familyCrassulaceae.

It is an endemic plant of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

It is slow-growing and reaches a height of 0.6 - 1.2 meters, with a thick trunk of about 30cm.

The leaves are fleshy, rounded, whitish-green.

The most striking thing about Crassula Arborescens is that its leaves have a reddish color throughout theperimeter of the leaf.

That reddish tint becomes more acute in winter due to the cold.

It blooms towards winter, producing white or pink and small flowers, grouped in inflorescences.

Source: https://thetilth.com/ripple-jade/

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SILVER DOLLAR PLANT - MONEY PLANT - CRASSULA ARBORESCENSCrassula arborescens, the silver jade plant, silver dollar plant, beestebul, Chinese jade, moneyplant, or money tree, is a species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is an endemic plant ofthe Western Cape, South Africa.

It is a 2 to 4 ft (0.6 to 1.2 m) succulent shrub. It has round gray "Silver Dollar" leaves. It blooms in winter,with white to pink flowers.

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant for use in drought tolerant and succulent gardens, and in containergardens.

It is also suitable for growing indoors as a houseplant.

Source: wikipedia.org

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TRAILING JADE - KLEINIA PETRAEAKleinia petraea is a species of the genus Kleinia and family Asteraceae which was previously considered tobe a species of Senecio.

Native to Kenya and Tanzania, it is colloquially known as creeping jade, trailing jade or weeping jade due toits resemblance to the unrelated Jade plant (Crassula ovata).

It is grown as a garden plant as a groundcover or in hanging baskets.

Source: Wikipedia.org

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