What do You Call Jade Plant?
By Dr. Ann
@drannhh (15219)
United States
April 3, 2016 5:28pm CST
Ever since my cousin talked me into smuggling a cutting from her jade plant from Southern Californa up to my home in the San Francisco Bay Area (so long ago that it wasn't illegal to do so at the time), I have kept little jade plants around the house growing in glass jars filled with plain water. They are one of the few plants that I can leave unattended at home even if travel takes me away for months at a time.
Just about everyone I know has one of these plants growing outdoors and they all call it Jade Plant. I had never heard of it going by any other name, but here on the internet it is often referred to as Money Plant or Money Tree.
Do you have a plant like this or have seen one? What do you call it?
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
4 Apr 16
I think I'd consider it a jade too, but this image isn't big enough to tell the size which may or may not make a difference. A money tree in our area look similar to what I call an umbrella plant, but goes by the name of schefflera. It may not be of the same family as that, but that's the type of plant it resembles to me. We sell them at work, and if I remember I'll try to take a picture with my dumb phone. Here they are only used as house plants,, and I think the jade is kept mostly indoors too although I'm not 100% on that.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
5 Apr 16
@MarshaMusselman SO interesting that you sell them. The size does not make a difference as they can be left to grow big or grown as bonsai.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
5 Apr 16
@drannhh The ones we sell aren't of the jade variety. I work in a store similar to wallmart, but it's not, and it has stores only in the mid-west. I don't think these can be grown as a bonsai at all.
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
29 Apr 16
@drannhh Here is a few pictures of the ones we sell that's called money trees. I'll post one here and I thought I had a second picture to share, but it looks like it's only the one here. The leaves remind me of a schefflera plant, but the trunk does have a bonsai look to it. The trunk on this one is about two feet tall, but has several trunks woven around each other.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
4 Apr 16
@jaboUK Many if not most plants do not need soil at all, but that is a fact that most people do not know. I grow mine in nothing but a glass of water. Most soil-free plants need a few drops of liquid plant food from time to time and extra lighting.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
5 Apr 16
@MarshaMusselman Hi Marsha, that is kewl!
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@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
4 Apr 16
@drannhh I've been growing an umbrella plant in water for several months now and it's doing well as long as I remember to make sure it has plenty of water. I've had a Christmas cactus cutting in water for quite a bit too.
I was going to share an image, but not sure where I saved it right now.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
4 Apr 16
I had one and it is known as jade plant. What we refer to as money plant is not this. It is kind of a philodendron.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
5 Apr 16
So many different names. Fun, isn't it @allknowing ?
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
5 Apr 16
@drannhh There is never an end when it comes to learning names of plants and flowers.
@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
4 Apr 16
We have some jade plants but I call them succulents like that at our home too. Money tree is different, we have that also!
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
5 Apr 16
@infatuatedbby I will look at those places, thank you.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
4 Apr 16
@drannhh I did not know they're called Pachira aquatic - i never seen chest nut go from it! You can find the money tree at Costco during chinese new year or at Lowes, and Home Depot sometimes Ikea too!
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
3 Apr 16
I dont have one Dr, Ann. I sure would like one though.
I have heard of the Money Plant.
I hope you are keeping well and always nice to see you back here.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
4 Apr 16
Thanks much for your good wishes @TiarasOceanView and I am doing just fine. Wednesday we went to the coast and visited a beautiful botanical garden. I love doing that sort of thing.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
4 Apr 16
@drannhh Welcome always my friend. So glad to know you are enjoying yourself there.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
4 Apr 16
most interestin', i aint ne'er heard'f 'em called a money plant nor tree. i'd one some years back, a beautiful plant that was thick 'n bushy. the daughter tended it whilst i was called outta town fer a lil o'er a month. needless to say, it'n a few other'f my 'prize' plants didn't survive her care. i've yet to replace't. ne'er grew 'em jest'n water 'fore? most interestin' 'n now i'm tryin' to figure where such'd get adequate lightin'.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
5 Apr 16
@crazyhorseladycx Some of mine are under a flourescent grow light, but others just sit on a window sill. Actually, they are kind of hard to kill.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
5 Apr 16
@drannhh that's what i thought, 'til the daughter tendin' 'em. i lost 'bout 8 diff'rent plants whilst i was gone. aint sure what she'd done diff'rent, though the poor dear's not got much'f a green thumb.
i've not a grow light, though the thoughts crossed my mind.
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since it doesn't have flowers@drannhh (15219)
• United States
4 Apr 16
I know there are different kinds of Jade Plant and some flower, but mine never have @lady1993 I read that they like cooler temperature and longer nights than we have here in order to set flowers. I guess they are related to one we call Christmas Cactus and when we lived farther north I have simulated winter by storing them in a dark cool place for months to get them to bloom, but I have not tried it with the Jade Plant.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
7 May 16
I knew of a jade plant as a vine and is a wild varitey; one that grows on trees.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
7 May 16
How interesting @acelawrites So many different plants with the same name.
