You wake up one morning, glance at your trusty jade plant, and notice something strange: those plump green leaves now have purple edges, streaks, or even an all-over violet flush. At first it feels alarming,…
One morning I walked over to water my favorite jade plant and froze. What looked like a light dusting of snow covered the soil surface and crept up the base of the stems. White mold…
I’ve kept both jade plants and rubber plants in my home for over a decade, and every time someone asks me which one they should buy, my answer is always the same: it depends entirely…
A fellow collector slid two pots across the table and asked, “Which one is the real ‘Gollum’?” One plant had long, tubular leaves that curled inward like green straws. The other looked almost identical at…
Nine out of ten fading jade plants I rescue aren’t suffering from overwatering or pests. They’re starving. Commercial potting mix runs out of nutrients in 6–12 months, yet most owners never feed their “low-maintenance” Crassula…
You open the curtain one morning and notice dark, ugly blotches spreading across your jade plant’s plump green leaves. What started as a tiny speck yesterday now looks like ink spilled on velvet. Panic sets…
It was thriving on a sunny windowsill until I ran out of my usual succulent fertilizer and spotted a bottle of African violet food in the cabinet. Thinking “a fertilizer is a fertilizer,” I mixed…
You spot a plump, glossy-leaved beauty at the garden center labeled “jade plant,” and instantly you wonder – does this count as a succulent, or is it something else entirely? I’ve been growing jade plants…
It had been in the same 6-inch terra-cotta pot for seven years, and the leaves were dropping like autumn maple. Everyone online swore jades “love being root bound,” so I left it alone. Turns out…
I’ve lost count of how many Elephant Bush plants I’ve rescued from the brink of death, but every single one bounced back once I understood their true needs. This chunky-leaved South African native, Portulacaria afra,…