Baby Jade & Co.

One baby jade (Portulacaria afra, elephant bush) and one echeveria (Echeveria) in an 8" x 6" x 6" wood box, two easygoing succulents for a sunny spot. It arrives arranged and ready to display.

Details

• Size: 8" x 6" x 6" wood box
• Planter: Wood box
• Light: Bright light with some direct sun; a sunny windowsill is ideal
• Pets: The ASPCA lists echeveria as non-toxic to cats and dogs; Portulacaria is not listed, so place it out of reach of pets
• Best for: Sunny windowsills and bright areas of the office
• Care: Very easy in sun

Grown, delivered, guaranteed

Prepared at the Interior Foliage Design greenhouse, 47-47 58th St, Woodside, NY 11377. Free pickup at our Woodside greenhouse, usually ready within 24 hours, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM. Delivery is $45 to Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, Woodside, Greenpoint, Maspeth, Hunters Point, West Williamsburg and Manhattan below 125th Street; $125 to the rest of Brooklyn and Queens and Manhattan above 125th Street; $195 to Westchester, Nassau, western Suffolk through Riverhead, Greenwich and New Canaan; and $295 to the East End and Bergen, Hudson, Essex and Passaic counties in New Jersey. Every plant carries our 48-hour replacement guarantee; live plants are not returnable (refund policy). Our family has sold plants in New York since the 1970s, and Interior Foliage Design was incorporated in 1980.

Watering

Water only when the soil is dry all the way through, about every two to three weeks in a sunny spot. Add a small, measured amount of room-temperature water at the base of each plant, enough to moisten the soil, never a flood; the container has no outlet, so a little at a time is the rule. In winter, water even less.

Why baby jade loves the sun

University of Wisconsin Extension notes that elephant bush (Portulacaria afra) is a South African succulent shrub, sometimes called dwarf jade but not related to the jade plant, Crassula ovata. Like the echeveria beside it, it stores water in small, fleshy leaves and does best in bright light with very little water.

FAQ

Is it a true jade plant? No. Portulacaria is a different genus, though it looks similar.

How much light does it need? Bright light with some direct sun.

Is it pet-safe? The ASPCA lists echeveria as non-toxic; Portulacaria is not listed, so keep it out of reach.