Scientific Name:	Crassula ovata
Pronunciation:	KRASS-you-luh oh-VAY-tuh
Common Name:	jade plant
Family Name:	Crassulaceae
Plant Type:	Indoor foliage plant, Succulent or Cacti
Key ID Features:	Creeping succulent; leaves smallish, almost round, thick, fleshy; stem thick, creeping and woody.
Course(s):	HORT 1155, Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Spreading, Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: Africa Hardiness Rating: Zone 9: (-7 to -1 C) Exposure: Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Indoor plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Succulent Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Summer: Green Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Oblong, Ovate Apices: Obtuse Bases: Obtuse Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Cyme Flower Morphology: Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Colour (petals): Showy, White, Pink Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec

Fruit Type: Fruit Colour: Red, Purple Fruiting Time: May, Jun Additional Info: Fruit insignificant, rarely seen locally

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Green, Tan     Organ Modifications: Succulent leaves

Propagation:	Seed, Cuttings
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	Medium indoor temperature
Light Level:	High indoor light level
Maintenance:	Medium
Pest Susceptibility:	Fungal leaf spot, Root rot, Mealybugs, Aphids or adelgids

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse (SGL) Sendell Gardens, Langley Location Map

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