Articles for tag: Jade Plants

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Jade Plant: A Houseplant that is Easy to Grow and Propagate

Jade plants (also sometimes called Friendship Trees) have been popular as houseplants for many years. The popularity of Jade plants comes from their unique look, as well as their ease of growth and propagation. Originally from South Africa, the Jade plant is native to dry, sunny conditions. Therefore, it can easily handle long periods between ...

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Jade – An Easy Get it and Forget it Houseplant

Jade, also known as Crassula argenea is another easy to care for houseplant. This plant with its fleshy leaves and trunk-like stems prefers to be ignored, the less attention it gets the better. Just place it where it can get about 4 hours of sunlight and forget it. Watering and repotting are two factors that ...

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How to Propagate a Dwarf Jade Plant

The dwarf jade plant, also known as elephant’s food, elephant brush, elephant grass or money tree, is a native plant to South Africa. It is a member of the Portulacaceae family and is a good plant for someone new to growing plants or houseplants. Dwarf Jade plants are hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture zones ...

Medicinal Uses for Jade Plants

Jade plants are beautiful succulent plants that are commonly used as house plants or to add color and foliage to a garden. Aside from being lovely to look at, however, these versatile plants can serve a more practical purpose. Jade plants are thought to be effective in treating warts. Let’s take a look at the ...

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Four Ideas for Non-Floral Wedding Centerpieces

There are so many decisions to be made before your wedding day. And just one of the many is how to decorate the tables at your reception. The traditional answer is to use flowers, but perhaps you can’t, or don’t want to go the standard route. Maybe a close friend or family member is allergic ...