Perennials, Tropicals > Crassula > Crassula arborescens > Crassula arborescens
Crassula arborescens
Silver Dollar, Chinese Jade, Tree Crassula, Beestebul, Money Plant, Round-Leaved Crassula
Origin: South Africa.
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Crassula |
| Species |
| arborescens |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 11a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 0 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 |
| Height |
| 0.7 - 1.2 m |
| Spread |
| 1.2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Rock gardens, succulent collections, potted indoor plant or patio plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in loose, well draining soil |
| Shape |
| Upright bushy. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Mealybugs and aphids. |
| Habitat |
| Dry plains and brush fields. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Leaf stems tomentose, between 1 - 2 cm thick, growing upwards. |
| Leaf Description |
| Rounded teardrop-shaped leaves, 5-10 mm thick, variegated at the edges with a pore-like pattern on the surface. Oppositely-arranged alternately upward along leaf stems. |
| Colour Description |
| Silvery-green leaves with a deep red border. Dark green 'pores' cover the surface of the leaves. Brownish-green to reddish-brown leaf stems. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Cuttings, both stem and leaf. |
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