Hi everyone! I have this elephant bush that has been doing well and slowly growing. Iâve followed the Planta care schedule. But today I noticed a lot of leaves dropped. I know plants will drop leaves to make room for new ones. Is this the case? The roots donât seem to be growing out the bottom so I donât think it needs more room and repotted. But Google said dropped leaves may be due to over watering đŹđ«Ł any ideas? Is this ok? Anything I should do? TIA!
Are you sure this is an elephant bush? Looks more like jade to me. Either way itâs a succulent. Planta tends to overwater things so itâs best to use the notifications as a reminder to check the soil and see if it needs water. These guys like to dry out completely, so the soil should be dry from top to bottom if you poke a chopstick in or something. If itâs not, snooze the watering notification with the option âsoil is still wetâ. That way, planta updates its watering schedule.
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itâs an âelephant bushâ jade. Crassula ovata iâm pretty sure, all the same thing. Edit: lol jk thatâs the other popular jade, this is the afra
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thatâs an elephant bush for sure, i have a pretty big one and i only water her when her soil is completely dry and she gets just a touch wrinkly. you just gotta be consistent and give her all the light you can:)
0 gillningar I agree, I struggle with one of these that I rescued. It seems that theyâre very prone dropping leaves from underwatering as well as overwatering. So consistency and checking the soil is the best with these plants. I am getting into checking the leaves by squishing them slightly, if they feel like a squishy ripe banana, I will water it. If itâs more firm, itâs holding water. By the time it gets wrinkly, the plant is underwatered.
2 gillningarThanks everyone! Iâll pay better attention to the water schedule
0 gillningarMine is going gangbusters now that Iâve moved it from the porch to the sunny side of my driveway.
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