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Jade Plant
Crassula ovata
Toxic to cats and dogs
A long-lived succulent shrub. Bright light and thorough-but-infrequent watering keep it compact and healthy.
Toxicity
Toxic Usually mild
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Vomiting, depression, incoordination
Toxic Usually mild
Signs, in the ASPCA's words
Vomiting, depression, incoordination
Source — ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, toxic and non-toxic plant list; read from this species' own page
Pet-safety information is a general guide from the ASPCA's toxic-plant database and covers cats and dogs only. "If eaten" summarises the symptoms ASPCA lists for that plant; how an animal actually reacts depends on how much it ate and on the animal. It isn't exhaustive, isn't veterinary advice, and individual animals vary — never rely on it as the sole basis for a decision about your pet. If you think your pet has eaten a harmful plant, contact a vet immediately.
Care
- WaterEvery 14–21 days
- LightDirect sun
- HumidityLow humidity
- Temperature15–24 °C
The same interval the Sabz app schedules reminders from. In autumn and winter the app stretches it; see houseplants in autumn.
Common problems
Jade plant dropping leaves
A jade plant dropping plump leaves is nearly always overwatered: the roots are sitting in wet compost and the plant sheds. It wants a drink every two to three weeks in summer and monthly at most in winter, in gritty compost that drains fast. Let it dry right through before you water again.
Jade plant leaves wrinkled and shrivelled
Wrinkled, soft, shrivelling leaves are the plant drawing on its stored water — it has been dry for a long time, which it tolerates far better than the opposite. One thorough soak, drained fully, and the leaves fill out within a week or two. Then back to occasional watering.
Jade plant leggy and stretched
Long, thin stems with leaves spaced far apart, leaning towards the window, are a jade plant short of light. It wants the brightest spot in the house, direct sun included. Move it there gradually, and prune the leggy stems back in spring — it branches from the cuts and the cuttings root easily in dry compost.
Similar plants
- Silver Jade Plant toxicCrassula arborescens
- Aloe Vera toxicAloe vera
- Echeveria safeEcheveria elegans
- White Stonecrop safeSedum album
In the app
Add a jade plant to Sabz and the watering interval above becomes a reminder, the toxicity verdict sits on the plant's own page, and when a leaf turns, the Check-up reads what you have actually logged to say why.
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