| Description | An interesting cultivar of the popular Jade. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Succulents |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | dry out between watering |
| Growing Media | well drained, average house |
| Leaves | This plant will turn green if not given enough light. Grown properly will have a golden yellow color and the edges ochre. |
| Stems | stout trunk, sturdy limbs |
| Dimensions | smaller in pots, 2-3 feet outdoors in warm climates |
| Maintenance | Tolerates being cut back hard. |
| Propagation | Easy from cuttings. Cut a branch of almost any size, let the wound callus to prevent rotting and stick in a coarse rooting media. Will also root from a whole leaf cutting, but this is painfully slow. |
| Misc Facts | syn. Crassula portulacea 'Sunset', C. argentea |
| Author's Notes | Have found that the hotter, drier and lots of light will bring out the yellows and reds of the leaves. |
| Notes & Reference | #156-San Marcos Growers web site |
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