every March…

Every March I get to the point where it starts to feel like spring, but it still looks like winter, and I turn to the house plants for a dose of green. Jade plants are easy to propagate, and indeed, this jade plant started as a tiny three-leaved clipping. It is now a hardy tree, about 2 feet in size. I put it outside on the front stoop last summer, and it thrived there–the central trunk growing thick and sturdy.  I will do the same this summer, and hoping for another foot or more of growth.  Jade plants make great bonsais. I can’t decide yet if I will prune this one ore just let it overwhelm the house some day. Hmmm…I am dreaming of green plants devouring the house…clearly I am ready for spring.

jade plant (Crassula ovata)