Jade is one of the best houseplants you can grow that also look great in the gardens. Have a look at the Best Crassula Ovatas you can grow!
Here’s everything you need to grow a bushy jade plant
Best Crassula Ovatas
1. Jade Plant
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata
Crassula ovata is the most popular and common variety with oval-shaped dark green thick leaves. It blooms in pink-white flowers during winter.
Check out our article on growing Jade plant here
2. Botany Bay
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata ‘Botany Bay’
Launched in 2011, this compact and bushy crassula ovata variety exhibits lemon-green leaves with red tips.
3. Harbour Lights
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata ‘Harbour Lights’
The green plumped foliage has red tints on the leaf tips that deepen in winters, making it more beautiful. This is one of the best crassula ovatas on the list!
4. Hummel’s Sunset
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata ‘Hummel’s Sunset’
‘Hummel’s Sunset’ was awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1993 for its spectacular foliage shade. Its leaves become green to gold and red during winter.
5. Miniature Jade
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata ‘Minima’
‘Minima’ is quite different from the other varieties as it has a bushy structure and forms clusters of leaves on many little branches.
6. Variegated Jade Plant
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata ‘Variegata’
This easy-to-grow cultivar showcases silver-white streaks on the green foliage and flowers in pink-white blossoms.
7. Pixie
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata ‘Pixie’
This plant was introduced in the year 2014. It stays compact, grows exceptionally well in small pots, and produces white and pink small flowers.
8. Ruby
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata ‘Ruby’
The plant got its name due to the beautiful ruby hue in its green foliage. It also stays compact produces small pink flowers.
9. Sienna
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata ‘Sienna’
It has a fuller appearance and grows in tight clusters. The array of white and pink small flowers looks stunning with its green foliage!
10. Tricolor
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata ‘Tricolor’
Also popular as Lemon and Lime, its foliage has a distinct hue of green and yellow with hints of pink that get pronounced when kept under full sun.
11. Crosby’s Red
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata ‘Crosby Red’
This branched succulent has wonderful red-green foliage. If you want to make the leaves redder, provide lots of sunlight. The plant also produces star-like white flowers.
Tolkien Jade Plant Types
We have not included the Tolkien Jade Plant Types in the list because we already have a great article on them, which you can check out here.
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