Plant dossier
Elephant Bush
Portulacaria afra
A fast-growing, easy-to-explain branching succulent often used as an accessible shrub-form entry plant.
easy high spring-autumn beginner-friendly
Fast read
Thrives in bright light with dry-down between waterings and tolerates a wider range of beginner conditions than fussier collector plants.
Name map
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Identity and taxonomy
- Display name
- Elephant Bush
- Latin name
- Portulacaria afra
- Aliases
- elephant bush, dwarf jade
- Genus
- Portulacaria
- Family
- Didiereaceae
- Cultivar
- Not set
- Plant tags
- branching, shrub-form, beginner-friendly
- Color tags
- green
- Shape tags
- cluster, large-form
- State tags
- small-round-leaf, woody
Core care matrix
- Difficulty
- easy
- Beginner friendly
- Yes
- Light
- high
- Watering
- low
- Growth season
- spring-autumn
- Dormancy
- none
- Ventilation
- medium
- Temperature min
- 8°C
- Temperature max
- 32°C
Commercial extension
Useful as a durable, low-friction catalog anchor for buyers who want structure without high fragility.
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