SucculentsJade Plant
Crassula ovata
Jade Plant (Crassula ovata) is a medium-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 11-12, that matures to about 3-6 ft × 2-3 ft. It does best in part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, occasionally-dry and very-dry soil. Expect pink and white blooms in spring. It stands up well to drought and dry soil.
- USDA zones
- 11-12
- Sun
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3-6 ft × 2-3 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Tough against
- Drought, Dry soil
- Native to
- South Africa
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Jade Plant is hardy to about 40°F (estimated from USDA zone 11), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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