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Variegated Jade

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Variegated Jade is a succulent in the Crassulaceae family, genus Crassula, and is a variegated mutant variety. Its foliage is brightly multi-colored, sometimes brilliantly golden, making it highly ornamental; especially in March each year, when the climate is cool and the day-night temperature difference is large, it is the most beautiful season of the year for its leaf color!

Common names of Variegated Jade

Variegated Jade is commonly known as Golden Jade.

Habits of Variegated Jade

Variegated Jade is a succulent in the Crassulaceae family, genus Crassula, and summer is its period of vigorous growth.

Variegated Jade is a variegated mutant variety. It likes a warm, dry environment with plenty of sunlight. Its most suitable growing temperature is18~24℃, and in winter3~5℃ allows it to overwinter safely.

Variegated Jade is drought-tolerant, not cold-tolerant, afraid of waterlogging, and averse to strong light. It can receive sunlight year-round, but needs appropriate shade at midday in summer.

Common propagation methods for Variegated Jade: stem cuttings and leaf cuttings.

Care tips for Variegated Jade

Repotting: Repot every year in early spring. Choose a potting mix of fertile garden soil and coarse sand, and apply a small amount of base fertilizer (bone meal). When repotting, prune or pinch the plant according to its growth condition; if it has grown too tall, trim it or pinch out the growing tips to lower the plant's shape.

Watering: During the growing season, water Variegated Jade1times per week, keeping the potting soil slightly moist; at other times, water once every2~3weeks. Do not water too much, otherwise the plant will grow leggy, affecting its shape and leaf color.

Fertilizing: Fertilize once a month with diluted cake fertilizer water or a special succulent fertilizer; do not fertilize in winter.

Light: Provide appropriate shade during high temperatures and strong light in summer; in spring and autumn, care for it normally. With plenty of sunlight and a large temperature difference, the leaf edges will turn red.

Pests and diseases: Common pests and diseases of Variegated Jade are anthracnose and mealybugs. Keep the plant in a well-ventilated place and use appropriate pesticides for control.

Propagation methods for Variegated Jade

Stem cuttings: Cut off plump leaves from the top, with a length of3~4cm. Insert them into a sand bed and keep the room temperature at18~20℃; once new leaves grow, they can be potted.

Leaf cuttings: Cut off mature, plump leaves and place them on a moist sand surface; once new shoots grow, pot them.

Suggested planting combinations: Echeveria 'Purple Pearl', Sedum rubrotinctum.

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