2020年12月4日 · The Elephant Bush plant (Portulacaria afra) is a succulent with small oval fleshy leaves and reddish woody stems. Elephant bush is popular as a hanging basket houseplant succulent due to its colorful trailing stems and jade-colored leaves.

2023年6月9日 · Native to South Africa, Portulacaria afra or elephant bush plant is a versatile perennial succulent with fleshy, glossy leaves that grows as a small bush. Hardy only in USDA plant hardiness zones 10 and 11, it can be grown much like a bonsai, in a hanging basket or outside directly in the garden.

2023年7月10日 · Elephant bush is a perennial succulent, although it can technically be considered an evergreen, as it does not shed its leaves for a dormant period. It is a very long-living succulent plant, and with the proper care, it can live up to 50 years.

2024年2月7日 · Portulacaria afra is a perfect addition to your indoor or outdoor succulent garden. Although a popular name for this succulent is “Miniature Jade,” it is not related to Crassula ovata. “Elephant Bush” also comes in miniature and variegated forms. …

Portulacaria afra (known as elephant bush, porkbush, purslane tree, dwarf jade and spekboom in Afrikaans) is a small-leaved succulent plant found in South Africa. These succulents commonly have a reddish stem and green leaves, but a variegated cultivar is often seen in cultivation.

Portulacaria afra is a densely branched succulent shrub or small tree with glossy green, opposite leaves on brittle, reddish-brown branches that mature to a wood grey color. It can grow up to 16.4 feet (5 m) tall. Its branches are initially fleshy but become woody as they age.

Elephant plant can be grown is a myriad of ways, even as a container bonsai. Form & Character: Highly variable in form ranging from stiffly upright and columnar to prostrate and spreading, succulent, simultaneously tough, juicy and tender, informal.

Elephant Bush Quick Care Tips. Botanical Name: Portulacaria Afra; Common Name(s): Elephant Bush, Dwarf Jade Plant, Porkbush; Synonyms: Spekboom, Elephant Food; Family & Origin: Didiereaceae family, native to South Africa; Growability: Easy to grow; Grow Zone: USDA zones 9-11; Size: Grows up to 6′ feet tall, but usually kept as a small houseplant

2023年11月1日 · Portulacaria Afra-’Elephant Bush’ is native to South Africa. They serve as food for elephants and other wildlife in their native habitat and can grow up to 20 feet tall. They have reddish-brown stems with glossy green leaves. Other names of Portulacaria Afra include porkbush and spekboom.

2020年7月28日 · Portulacaria Afra “elephant bush” resembles crassula ovata in a lot of ways but they are not related. Their appearance, shape of trunk, leaves, and stem almost resembles, but the Elephant plant/dwarf jade plant is different from the jade plant. It is a perennial succulent shrub from South Africa.