Location: Bright to full sun
Substrate: Ready-made mixes for cacti or substrates for houseplants, herbs, vegetables mixed with bird sand, clay granules, pumice
Watering: Allow to dry out between waterings, almost dry in winter
Fertilizing: Occasionally from April to September with liquid fertilizer or long-term fertilizer (sticks, granules, pellets)
Temperature: Overwinter at 5 to 15 °C
Propagation: Leaf cuttings, shoot cuttings, seeds
The money tree is a succulent plant (Crassulaceae) native to South Africa. It grows in the form of a shrub or tree, can reach a height of over 2 metres and has succulent (water-storing) properties.
It is also known as the penny tree or German oak. The correct botanical name is Crassula ovata; the names C. argentea and C. portulacea are invalid.
