Portulacaria succulents, popularly known as elephant bush, elephant food or spekboom, are easy to grow and maintain and oh-so easy to admire. These juicy, drought-tolerant plants work wonderfully as decorative accents in their own planters, with other succulent plants in dish gardens, as well as year round in temperate gardens. Portulacaria afra, Portulacaria afra 'Variegata' (variegated elephant bush), Portulacaria afra 'Prostrata' and Portulacaria 'Mammoth' (big-leaved elephant bush) are among the possibilities in this assorted four-pack. These live succulents look great and perform well in arrangements featuring other succulents such as sedums, sedeverias, graptoverias, echeverias, and finger-like or "string of" sencios. Elephant bush makes a tough, deeply green, heat-resistant foundation plant in succulent gardens in mild areas. Others forms spread along the ground or spill over hanging baskets or retaining walls. Variegated elephant bush, featuring yellow leaves with green midstripes, shines in mixed planters and hanging baskets. This four-pack would also make a great gift for a friend or family member who would enjoy having a little buddy on a sunny counter or desk. No green thumb required to please these plants and no need for fancy soil. These succulents shine with cactus and succulent soil or even in landscapes with poor, sandy, well-draining native soil. They appear rarely, but the tiny pink flowers add interest during summer...should they come.
Full to Part Sun
Water when soil is dry
Hardy to Zone 9