Crassula ovata ‘blue bird’

Common Name:

Blue Bird Jade Plant

Description:

Crassula ovata ‘Blue Bird’ is a striking cultivar of the well-known Jade Plant, admired for its chubby, spoon-shaped leaves that exhibit a silvery-blue tone with rosy pink margins. Native to South Africa, this hardy succulent brings a touch of cool-toned elegance to succulent collections and modern garden designs. In Melbourne, it grows beautifully in full sun to part shade and prefers well-drained soils, making it ideal for pots, rockeries, and waterwise landscapes. The foliage intensifies in colour with sun exposure and cooler temperatures. During late winter to early spring, it produces small clusters of starry white to pale pink flowers that attract bees. Crassula ovata ‘Blue Bird’ is low maintenance, drought-tolerant, and long-lived, making it a perfect addition to both indoor collections and outdoor xeriscapes.

Form:

• Shrub - Small

• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

• Suitable for Topiary (when shaped)

Mature Size:

• Height: 60–100 cm

• Width: 60–90 cm

Aspect:

• Full Sun

• Part Shade

• Indoors / Well lit

Flowering:

• Flowers in Late Winter

• Flowers in Spring

Flower Colour:

• White

• Pale Pink

Key Attributes:

• Suitable for Pots

• Drought Tolerant

• Bee Attracting

• Disease Resistant

• Perennial

• Suitable for Rockeries

• Architectural Foliage

• Suitable for Bonsai

• Suitable for Low Water Gardens

Toxicity:

• Mildly toxic to pets (particularly cats and dogs) if ingested; may cause vomiting or lethargy

Companion Plants:

• Echeveria spp.

• Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’

• Aloe striata

• Aeonium arboreum ‘Zwartkop’

• Kalanchoe thyrsiflora (Flapjack Plant)