{"product_id":"crassula-arborescens-silver-dollar-silver-jade","title":"Silver Dollar Jade - Crassula arborescens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSilver Dollar Jade - Crassula arborescens\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe silver dollar jade is grown for its leaf colour more than its flowers. \u003cem\u003eCrassula arborescens\u003c\/em\u003e carries almost perfectly round, thick, blue-grey leaves edged and speckled in maroon, held on a stout branching trunk that thickens into a miniature tree over many years. Against green foliage or dark stone it is one of the few succulents that genuinely reads as silver from a distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Silver Dollar Jade\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Powdery blue-grey discs with red margins and fine red dotting, holding colour year round.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrunk Development\u003c\/strong\u003e: With age the base thickens and the branching becomes gnarled, giving a bonsai-like structure at garden scale.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtreme Drought Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Established plants survive long dry periods on stored leaf moisture with no supplementary water.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles salt wind and sandy soils, making it dependable in exposed beachside gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn Flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mature plants carry clusters of small white to pale pink stars in autumn and winter, though flowering is shy in cultivation.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeature Container\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single specimen in a wide shallow pot on a sunny terrace or entry step.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry Rockeries\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set among stone and gravel with aloes, agaves and sedums in a no irrigation bed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Front Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reliable in sandy, salt affected soil where conventional shrubs burn.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour Contrast Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used as the silver element against dark green or burgundy foliage in a low water border.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.2m for a low informal succulent border\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m so the branching structure is visible\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through early autumn, into warm dry soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp drainage is essential; sandy, gravelly or a dedicated succulent mix, and mound the bed if the soil is clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water lightly every week or two for the first three months and let the soil dry completely between waterings, since overwatering is the usual cause of failure. Use gravel or coarse mineral mulch rather than organic mulch against the stem, and keep it out of frost hollows because more than a light frost damages the leaves.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m, occasionally to 2m on very old plants\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen succulent\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to bright part shade; the silver colour deepens in full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e South Africa\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White to pale pink, in autumn and winter on mature plants\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"430mm","offer_id":59795348521246,"sku":"ND-0563-430MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/FdOIaZL28kZFQ5PLtg1cU_py3Jr85o.jpg?v=1787313920","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/crassula-arborescens-silver-dollar-silver-jade","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}