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Products > Crassula arborescens ssp. undulatifolia
 
Crassula arborescens ssp. undulatifolia - Ripple Jade
   
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Succulent
Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops)
Origin: South Africa (Africa)
Evergreen: Yes
Flower Color: White
Bloomtime: Spring/Summer
Synonyms: Crassula 'Blue Waves', Hort.]
Height: 3-4 feet
Width: 2-3 feet
Exposure: Sun or Shade
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F
Crassula arborescens ssp. undulatifolia (Ripple Jade) A compact dense succulent shrub to 3 to 4 feet tall with stout stems tipped with bluish-grey erect leaves that are twisted with rippled slightly purplish edges and compact inflorescence of white star-shaped flowers in late spring into early summer (or at least this is when we are told it blooms but we haven't seen it). Plant in full coastal sun or light shade in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally to infrequently. Hardy to around 25° F. A very nice dense garden plant that can also be trimmed out to expose branching structure as a bonsai-like subject or used as an indoor house plant in bright light. This plant is distinct from the more common and stouter Crassula arborescens ssp. arborescens with thinner more elongated leaves and is also quite different from Crassula 'Blue Bird', which is sometimes listed as a cultivar of Crassula arborescens ssp. undulatifolia. This plant is native to the Klein Winterhoek Mountains of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. This plant was a International Succulent Introduction (ISI) as ISI 2005-16 that was from rooted cuttings taken from the from the Huntington Botanic Garden's plant HBG#84988 that was from a plant collected by Ernst van Jaarsveld at the type locality, Sapkamma Station, East Cape, South Africa. It is variously mislabeled in nurseries with such cultivar names as 'Blue Waves', 'Blue Curls', 'Jitters' and is sometime listed as a Crassula ovata cultivar. 

The information about Crassula arborescens ssp. undulatifolia that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.

Please note that after 46 years in business, San Marcos Growers will be discontinuing nursery operations by the end of 2025 and the property will be developed for affordable housing.

 
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