Fun fact with Angus Burns: The proliferation of indigenous Jade plants
With such a pretty, hardy and useful plant, every person should have at lest one growing in their garden.
Some readers may have noticed the proliferation of indigenous jade plants (Crassula ovata) flowering at the moment.
Crassula ovata is the most commonly grown crassula in South Africa and has made its way to other countries due to its beauty and also because it is a really easy plant to grow.
Besides being aesthetically pleasing, it has a wide range of indigenous culinary and medicinal uses, including being grated and cooked for consumption with milk, being used as a treatment for upset stomachs, and also being used as a treatment for epilepsy.
It is called Umxhalagube in Xhosa, Jade Plant in English, and Beestebul in Afrikaans.
Along with our flowering aloes, which attract many pollinators during the winter months, Crassula ovata also provides forage for some animals in need of food.
With such a pretty, hardy, and useful plant, every person should have at least one growing in their garden.
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