Jelly Bean Plant
4.3 out of 5 (14 experiences)
Fast grower
Survivor
About Jelly Bean Plant
Plants in the Sedum genus are super diverse, and are native to regions all over the world. Horticulturalists have bred them to create even more variietes that come in all manner of shapes and colors! Their succulent leaves help store water, and they are incredibly easy to propagate. Just gently pop off one of the leaves and with water and sunlight it will grow into a whole new plant. 🪴
Taxonomy
Sedum x rubrotinctum
Sedum
Crassulaceae
Saxifragales
Also known as
Pork and Beans, Christmas Cheer and Sedum rubrotinctum
How to care for Jelly Bean Plant
How often to water your Jelly Bean Plant
every 12
Jelly Bean Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Jelly Bean Plant in your home
a window
Jelly Bean Plant love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Jelly Bean Plant does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Jelly Bean Plant in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Jelly Bean Plant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Jelly Bean Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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This succulent appears to never grow! Any ideas?!
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Smallest succulent- JellyBean
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Attempting to propogate. Did I do this right? After the unfortunate turn of Beansss most likely developing root rot from their sadly way too wet soil, I've repotted all my succulents into larger pots and planted some (a lot actually...) poor hyacinths we had growing in a bag in the garage. (The bulbs weren't supposed to grow, but they did anyway. Very moist ziplock bag). Beansss now has many of their jellybeans stuck into the dirt and watered, hopefully not overwatered again. The end that was attached to the stem is the end I stuck into the dirt for the jellybeans. Will these root? I already propogated incorrectly with an aloe and would appreciate a confirmation on this one. #sedum #propogation
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Why is it doing this? #Sedum
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I kinda feel like giving up on my rubrotinctum. It wasn’t exactly perfect when I got it (first pic), but it’s so much uglier now (second pic). Should I continue trying to take care of it?
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What does my jelly bean plant have? Hello there I recently saw this white stuff on my jelly bean plant. Could this be mold? And if so do I need to cut this off because I tried scraping it off but only a little came off and it also came back. What do I do? And how can I prevent this from coming back? Thanks in advance!
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Sick plant? #Sedum my plant is covered in white stuff. How do I get rid of that and get it back to health?
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Falling over #Sedum I’ve heard that the jelly bean plant purposely grows over and back to the ground to propagate and grow new babies, but I was just wanted to confirm if that was true or not before I allow it to fall over like it has been wanting to. Can I let it fall over to grow more?
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Jellybean growing fibers? I’m not sure quite what to call them, but my jellybean plant has been steadily growing these three sort of fibers for the last week now. They’re coming from a spot where a leaf had dropped off, which happened about two months ago. Should I be worried??
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I'm going through it with both my sedum rubrotinctums right now. I don’t know what they want; they’re lucky they're cute. #plantmememonday #Sedum #JellyBeanPlant
Care Summary for Jelly Bean Plant
Jelly Bean Plant
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Fast grower 5
Survivor 5
Easy to propagate 4
Browns easily 2
Blooms easily 1
08/17/2021
Was red when I bought it, changed to green 😩
Fast grower
07/15/2021
Got this as a seedling and thought I killed it. Left it for dead and watered it on a whim and all of a sudden it turned upright to face the sun. Plant behavior! It did a plant thing! I couldn’t believe it. Three weeks later it’s gotten bigger and is already sprouting new beans 🥲
Survivor
06/04/2021
It has grown a lot since being in its new pot!
Fast grower
05/29/2021
These things propagate like bunnies. I have triple the amount of them then when I bought this is March
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
05/18/2021
i’ve noticed that the tips of her leaves go brown quite easily, but after i water her, they seem to bounce back a bit. I will say though, this one tends to attracts mini little flies
Survivor
Browns easily
Blooms easily
03/09/2021
Concerned that mixed types aren’t compatible, and one is taking all the resources.
Fast grower
Browns easily
03/02/2021
What an easy plant to propagate! I love my Lieutenant Dan, however, I am not sure if I am giving him too much direct light? His “beans” often turn a reddish/brown in my South facing window. [CO climate] He isn’t much of a guzzler either!
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
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