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Crassula ovata 'Gollum' (Jade plant 'Gollum')

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Variety or Cultivar
'Gollum' is a tender, erect, branching, succulent, tree-like sub-shrub with fleshy, tubular, often red-tipped, bright green leaves and clusters of small, star-shaped, white to pale pink flowers in late summer.
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Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
1.2 m 1 m 5-10 years
3 ft 3 ft 5-10 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow under glass in cactus or loam-based compost with added grit. In growth, feed monthly & water moderately. In frost-free areas, grow in poor to moderately fertile, humus-rich, sharply drained soil in full sun. Leaves are reddest in full sun. Tolerates some shade in very hot climates.

Suggested uses

Containers/Patio, Sub-Tropical, Greenhouse, Indoor, Conservatory

UK hardiness

H2

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Low
Central Valley = Low
South Coastal = Low
South Inland = Low
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Erect, Branching

Native to

South Africa

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Requires little to no pruning.

Propagation methods

Seed, Stem tip cuttings, Leaf cuttings

Pests

Vine weevil

Aphids

Mealybugs

Diseases

Generally disease-free.

Fertilise regularly with liquid feed

Bring tender indoors if container grown (in cold areas)

Plant tender plants after danger of frost has passed (late spring, early summer)

Requires little or no pruning (winter)

Sow seeds in containers with heat (spring)

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