Portulacaria afra perennial including birthdays

including birthdays

I'm sure you know how annoying it is to buy greens from the supermarket and then have them go off before you get around to using them

as they will burn

Once established this plant is said to have average water needs and to be drought tolerant

Life cycle: Deciduous Tree

Portulacaria afra perennial including birthdaysIn Africa, this red stemmed succulent grows into huge bushes that elephants munch on, thus the common name of 'Elephant Bush.' For indoor gardeners, 'Red Stem' is an easily grown, easily shaped addition to container planters for height and as a filler spiller. The key is to give this jade like plant lots of light south or west facing exposures are best and deep but infrequent watering. This tender succulent goes dormant in the winter, so be even