Trailing Jade is a small trailing evergreen succulent with vibrant green flesh egg shaped foliage that earns purple to mauve tones in cold weather. Rare to flower, and often removed when they do. Grows best in full sun and dry to medium well-drained soils. Very drought resistant.
Syn. with Kleinia petraea
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Origins: |
East Africa |
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Height: |
0.5’ - 1' |
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Spread: |
3' - 4’ |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
10 - 11 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Orange |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Watch for slugs and snails. Scale might be a problem.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Xeriscape Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Hens and Chicks, Coneflower, Fescue
IMAGES: Forest & Kim Starr, Starr-110307-2198-Senecio jacobsenii-leaves-Kula Botanical Garden-Maui (25077780185), CC BY 3.0 US, (2) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr-110307-2197-Senecio jacobsenii-habit-Kula Botanical Garden-Maui (24447117044), CC BY 3.0 US, (3) Kenraiz, Senecio jacobsenii kz1, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
