Also popularly called Jade tree, Silver dollar, or Money tree, Crassula Ovata is offered to bring luck and prosperity. It is a slow-growing succulent plant with a tree-like appearance, with oval-shaped, thick leaves on fleshy stems (sometimes edged with red), which store water, allowing less frequent watering.
🌿 Botanical characteristics:
- Full name: Crassula ovata
- Common names: Money tree, Jade plant, Lucky plant
- Family: Crassulaceae
- Origin: South Africa
- Leaves: Fleshy, oval, glossy green, with reddish edges in intense light
- Flowers: White-pink, star-shaped, rarely appear in indoor culture, in winter
🌞 Growing conditions:
- Light: Prefers plenty of light and a few hours of direct sun; intense light highlights the red edges of the leaves
- Soil: Very well-drained, sandy-stony (mix for cacti and succulents)
- Watering: Low; water the substrate only after it has completely dried
- Optimal temperature: 18–26°C; tolerates drops down to 5°C, but not frost
- Maintenance: Grows slowly but can be shaped by light pruning to obtain a bonsai form
✨ Why it’s worth choosing:
- Easy-to-care-for succulent plant, ideal for beginners
- Considered a symbol of prosperity and luck
- Decorative appearance of a miniature shrub
- Lives many years, becoming a family plant
- Perfect for apartments, offices, or as a bonsai
Height with pot included: approx. 25-30 cm