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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) |
| Origin: South Africa (Africa) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Pink |
| Bloomtime: Fall |
| Synonyms: [Crassula argentea, C.portulacea] |
| Height: 3-5 feet |
| Width: 4-5 feet |
| Exposure: Light Shade/Part Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): No Irrigation required |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
| May be Poisonous (More Info): Yes |
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Crassula ovata 'Pink Beauty' (Pink Jade Plant) - A many-branching succulent with thick stems that hold glossy-green, obovate leaves that are margined with red. Grows to 3 to 5 feet tall by nearly as wide with pale pink star-like flowers in clusters within the foliage in late fall through winter. Plant in coastal full sun to part sun where it is fairly drought tolerant. Not hardy for prolonged periods below 30° F but can survive short durations of temperatures to 25°F. Good container plant for areas with cold winters as plant can be brought inside and not irrigated during winter months. The typical white flowered species has long been grown worldwide as a houseplant but in nature inhabits rocky outcrops in Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The genus Crassula was a name Linnaean name first used in 1753 and comes from the Latin word 'crassus' meaning "thick" that refers to the thick plump leaves of many of the genus. The specific epithet comes the ovate leaves.Though th most common of its common names is jade plant, other names include jade tree, baby jade, friendship tree, lucky plant, Japanese rubberplant, Japanese laurel, kerky-bush, cauliflower ears, dollarplant and money tree. The 'Pink Beauty' cultivar was an International Succulent Introduction from 1995 as ISI 95-24 with the comment was that "Many collectors may be too jaded to grow the jade plant, but 'Pink Beauty' is quite another mater. This lovely landscape plant has been cultivated at UC Berkeley Botanic Garden, and the Huntington for many years but still has not had the distribution it deserves. Compared to ordinary clones, this grows more compactly and in mid-winter is covered with spherical, deep pink, flower-clusters." This plant was previously grown at the Huntington Botanic Garden (HBG#18172) and was introduced into the US by the UC Berkeley Botanic Garden (UCBG# 61.766) from a plant sent to them in 1961 by a Mr. Wormald of Zimbabwe. We started growing this plant in 1986 and thank John Bleck and Alice Waidhofer for our original plants. We also grow several other Crassula ovata cultivars, including 'Big Alice', 'Crosby's Dwarf', 'Gollum' and 'Hummel's Sunset'.
This information about Crassula ovata 'Pink Beauty' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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