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  1. Sublime Succulents
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    Elephant Bush Succulent Care Guide - Sublime Succulents

    • Learn how to grow and care for Elephant Bush, a shrubby succulent native to southern Africa. Find out about its edibility, appearance, blooming, propagation, and common varieties.… See more

    Elephant Bush Appearance

    Elephant Bushes are succulent shrubs that grow up to 15 feet tall. The stems are a deep red color, and the leaves are fleshy, round, and about a half-inch in diameter. The leaves … See more

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    Elephant Bush Care - Detailed Guide

    Elephant Bushes are incredibly easy to care for and make both excellent houseplants as well as outdoor landscaping plants if the climate permits. In the southweste… See more

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    Light

    When grown outdoors, Elephant Bushes thrive in partial shade or full sun. Bright light will bring out this plant’s most vibrant colors, but it should be introduced to the full sun slowly t… See more

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    Like other succulents, the Elephant Bush is susceptible to root rot if overwatered. It’s also quite drought tolerant, but if you can find a happy medium, you’ll be rewarded with a beau… See more

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    What does an elephant bush succulent look like?
    The elephant bush succulent is characterized by its reddish stems sprouting with small, glossy green leaves. It is rare for the Elephant plant succulent to bloom in cultivation. However, under the right conditions, they will produce flowers in clusters and in shades of white, pink, or purple.
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  1. Portulacaria afra
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    Native to South Africa, Portulacaria afra or elephant bush plant is a versatile perennial succulent with fleshy, glossy leaves that grows as a small bush. Hardy only in USDA plant hardiness zones 10 and 11, it can be grown much like a bonsai, in a hanging basket or outside directly in the garden.

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    Portulacaria afra is a densely branched succulent shrub or small tree with glossy green, opposite leaves on brittle, reddish-brown branches that mature to a wood grey color. It can grow up to 16.4 feet (5 m) tall. Its branches are initially fleshy but become woody as they age.

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    Is elephant bush a succulent?
    The Elephant Bush plant (Portulacaria afra) is a succulent with small oval fleshy leaves and reddish woody stems. Elephant bush is popular as a hanging basket houseplant succulent due to its colorful trailing stems and jade-colored leaves. There is also a variegated variety—Rainbow elephant bush (Portulacaria afra ‘Variegata’).

    Elephant Bush (Portulacaria afra): Care and Succulent Growing Guide

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    Are elephant bush plants drought tolerant?
    Elephant bush (Portulacaria afra) is a semi-evergreen shrubby flowering succulent native to South Africa. In the wild, elephant bush grows in dry, sunny locations. Elephant bush is a drought-tolerant plant, ideally suited to growing in arid, desert-like environments. Elephant bush plants (Portulacaria) thrive in USDA zones 10 and 11.

    Elephant Bush (Portulacaria afra): Care and Succulent Growing Guide

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    What does an elephant bush succulent look like?
    The elephant bush succulent is characterized by its reddish stems sprouting with small, glossy green leaves. It is rare for the Elephant plant succulent to bloom in cultivation. However, under the right conditions, they will produce flowers in clusters and in shades of white, pink, or purple.

    Elephant Bush: Grow and Care for Portulacaria Afra - Plant Care Today

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    Do Elephants eat succulents?
    Not only people and elephants enjoy eating the succulent leaves of elephant bush, so do goats and other animals. Because of this, overgrazing is common, leading to a difficulty in germination of the elephant succulent in its native region of South Africa. What is Portulacaria afra?

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    What are the different types of elephant ear plants?
    There are numerous varieties of elephant ear plants. Here are popular varieties from the Colocasia, Alocasia, and Xanthosoma genus: C. gigantea 'Thailand Giant': a variety whose leaf size is hard to beat. Its leaves grow 4 feet wide by 5 feet long in its native tropical habitat.

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    How do you grow an elephant bush succulent?
    Place the potted cutting in a moderately lit area where temperatures are at least 65 degrees F (18 C). Keep the soil lightly moist and in a few weeks the cutting will root, and you will have a new elephant bush succulent plant. During the growing season, fertilize your elephant succulent plant monthly.

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    Elephant Bush (Portulacaria afra): Care and Succulent …

    Dec 4, 2020 · The Elephant Bush plant (Portulacaria afra) is a succulent with small oval fleshy leaves and reddish woody stems. Elephant bush is popular as a hanging basket houseplant succulent due to its colorful trailing stems and jade …

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    Elephant ear succulent: how to care, characteristics, and more!

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    How to Grow and Care for Elephant Ear Plants - The Spruce

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  7. Dengarden
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    A Guide to Portulacaria Afra: The Elephant Bush - Dengarden

  8. World of Succulents
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    Portulacaria afra (Elephant Bush) - World of Succulents

    Portulacaria afra is a densely branched succulent shrub or small tree with glossy green, opposite leaves on brittle, reddish-brown branches that mature to a wood grey color. It can grow up to 16.4 feet (5 m) tall. Its branches are initially fleshy …

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    Elephant Bush: Grow and Care for Portulacaria Afra

    Elephant Bush plant or Portulacaria afra (pronounced por-tew-luh-KAR-ee-uh AF-ruh) is a bushy succulent shrub belonging to the Didiereaceae family. In its native habitat in the eastern part of South Africa and the Limpopo Province …

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    Elephant Ear Kalanchoe: The Fuzzy Giant You Need in …

    Get ready to be swept off your feet by the showstopping Elephant Ear Kalanchoe! This velvety succulent shrub is like no other, towering up to a majestic 12 feet tall and flaunting enormous fuzzy leaves that’ll make your jaw drop.

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    Elephant Ear Kalanchoe Beharensis Care and Propagation Guide

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