The jade industrial plant is a popular , easy to grow succulent works that live for years with minimal attention when put in the correct surround . According to the University of Florida Cooperative Extension service planting jade outdoors is limited to Florida , California and Arizona . Jade constitute an fantabulous indoor plant .

Succulents

harmonise to the University of Illinois , succulent are plant that absorb water and store piss in their flesh for later use . Cacti are part of the succulent family , but the fornicatress plant is not a cactus . Cacti have an areole on the plant which burgeon forth flower and spines , a feature the adulteress plant does not share . However , the jade plant does store water in its large , fatheaded leaves .

Sunlight

Jade flora take a good amount of sunshine . Full sun , or slightly filtered bright light is the best lighting for the adulteress plant . Jade requires four hours of lineal , bright sunshine a day and do best at a south or southwest present windowpane . According to Clemson University Extension , direct sunshine shit the works capable to withstand higher temperatures than those retain in poor sparkle . Jade plants call for between 65 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit to survive .

Soil Moisture

irrigate the filth until it is moist , but not wet , during the plant ’s active spring up season in the spring and summer . Allow the soil to dry out between watering . According to Clemson University Extension , jade plants can survive drought - like condition and will survive when the soil is allowed to dry before watering , but bone juiceless soil for extended menstruation may cause shadow in the plant , leaf fall and eventual end .

Soil

Jade plants require a grunge that drains well and does not keep back moisture . succulent are susceptible to root guff and do not survive long in extremely dampish soil . According to the University of Illinois , check the stand of the flora for mildness will show root problems . A soil marketed as a cacti filth mix , or one part sterilize constituent soil , one part sphagnum moss and three parts Baroness Dudevant as a soil , provide plenteous drain and the ideal environment for the jade plant .

Fertilization

Jade plant do not command a lot of food in their dirt , but a water soluble fertilizer applied every three or four month will keep the flora level-headed and promote flowering in an older jade plant life . According to Clemson University , only fertilize the plant four month after the plant has been transplanted to a Modern pot .

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