Crassula Ovata 'Jade Plant'

• Botanical Name: Crassula Ovata
  

• Common Names: jade plant, or less frequently referred to as friendship plant, money plant, or silver dollar plant
  

• Description: The smooth, rounded, glossy, egg-shaped leaves are about 1 to 3½ inches long and ¾ to 1½ inches wide, and are borne in opposite pairs, with each pair at right angles to the next pair. They tend to be clustered at the ends of the branches rather than spaced evenly along them. The green, fleshy leaves should be edged or tinged with red when grown with sufficient light. New stems are also green and very succulent, just like the leaves, but they become brown and woody as they mature. 

*Tip: if you want to trick your jade plant into have bright vibrant red tips place it in direct sunlight for 3-5 hours per day.