Crassula ovata ‘Tricolor Hobbit’ ~ Tricolor Hobbit Horntree, Jade Plant

Crassula ovata ‘Tricolor Hobbit’ ~ Tricolor Hobbit Horntree, Jade PlantTricolor Hobbit Horntree is an upright branching evergreen succulent with a thick trunk like stem that resembles a miniature tree as it matures. The flesh upright foliage emerges rolled into itself creating a tubular affect and earns red tips in sun exposure that transitions thorough yellow into the green of the body of the leaf. If grown outdoors, small clusters of pinkish white flowers bloom in late winter into spring. Best color with full sun and

Tricolor Hobbit Horntree is an upright branching evergreen succulent with a thick trunk like stem that resembles a miniature tree as it matures.  The flesh upright foliage emerges rolled into itself creating a tubular affect and earns red tips in sun exposure that transitions thorough yellow into the green of the body of the leaf.  If grown outdoors, small clusters of pinkish white flowers bloom in late winter into spring.  Best color with full sun and dry to medium well-drained soils.  Drought and heat tolerant once established.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Watch for mites, scale, and aphids.  Roots will root in poorly drained soils.  Susceptible to mealybugs and fungal disease in too moist soils.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Rock Gardens, Xeriscape Gardens, Indoor Plants, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Agave, Aeonium, Blue Fescue

IMAGES: Horticactus, Crassula hobbit tricolor, (2) cultivar413, 201030 006 Daniel's Specialty Nursery, Aeonium 'Zwartkin', Crassula ovata 'Hobbit Variegated Form', Anacampseros baeseckei, Peperomia ferreyrae, CC BY 2.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.