Jade Plant (ජේඩ් ප්ලාන්ට්)

Crassula ovata, commonly known as jade plant, lucky plant, money plant or money tree, is a succulent plant with small pink or white flowers that is native to the KwaZulu-Natal province and Eastern Cape of South Africa and Mozambique, and is common as a houseplant worldwide. Much of its popularity stems from the low levels of care needed; the jade plant requires little water and can survive in most indoor conditions. It is sometimes referred to as the money tree; however, Pachira aquatica also has this nickname.

The jade plant is well known for its bonsai capabilities, since it forms a bonsai very easily when pruning is done correctly. Many who learn bonsai begin with a jade plant, since they are durable, easy to put through the bonsai process, and attractive.

Ayurvedic usage : Jade plant isn’t a major element of herbal or alternative medicine, nor of standard medicine, but it is recommended for warts in folk remedies. In this use, a leaf is cut open and the moist flesh is bound over the wart for a series of days. If the treatment is successful, the wart falls off after prolonged exposure. The plant is also used as a treatment for nausea, and in Africa it is used to treat epilepsy, diarrhea, corns, and to purge the intestines. In China, a variety of jade plants with pointed leaves, called the stone lotus, is used to treat diabetic symptoms. These uses, however, are marginal. The jade plant is primarily grown for its beauty, adaptability, and ease of culture.

Height : 2.5 meters

Leaves : oppositely arranged, ascending to spreading, green leaves are stalked with up to 5 millimetres short. The fleshy, bare, obovate, wedge-shaped leaf blade is 3 to 9 centimetres long and 1.8 to 4 centimetres wide. The sharp-edged leaf margins are often reddish