Finger Jade
4.6 out of 5 (66 experiences)
Survivor
Fast grower
About Finger Jade
This variety of Jade is known for its comical ogre-ear like leaves. The Jade plants they originate from have been used for centuries across cultures for their beauty and healing abilities. Tree-like succulents, these houseplants can live with you for your entire life, or longer—up to 100 years! Jade is commonly used in the traditional practice of feng shui, creating energy to harmonize people and their environments—and encourage the flow of money. 💸
Taxonomy
Crassula ovata 'Gollum'
Crassula
Crassulaceae
Saxifragales
Also known as
Gollum Jade, Gollum Jade, Ogre Ears, ET's Fingers, Trumpet Jade, Succulent Spoon Jade, Hobbit's Pipe Jade and Crassula ovata 'Ogre's Ears'
How to care for Finger Jade
How often to water your Finger Jade
every 12
Finger Jade 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 Gollum Jade in your home
a window
Finger Jade love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Finger Jade does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Finger Jade in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Finger Jade
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 Finger Jade after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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I wonder if I should put it in a bigger pot It looks like it needs more room #Crassula
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Meet my new plant!!! I love how freaky it is!!!
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Good or bad fungus? #Crassula I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this asked before, but can’t find the answer. Little tiny balls appeared in the soil. Tiny, each one is probably not even a millimeter. Hard to photograph 😣 I think it’s some type of fungus, but is it beneficial or bad for the plant? Or is it eggs? Or something else? TIA! #help #PestControl #SucculentLove
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Flowers or leaves? Probably a silly question. I was watering Shrek tonight and saw that cluster in the middle. Is that new leaves or flowers or is something wrong? Never had this plant before.
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Trimming question #Crassula how do I trim this?
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Is there any way to change the way it looks right now? :( It’s been like this for months, I believe
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Loosing leaves #Crassula Hi all, is this normal or something is happening? I guess it lost almost 50 percent of leaves :(
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You know how you’re not really planning on repotting anything… And then all of a sudden, a cat decides you might have to. 😸Apparently Muse decided Gollum needed a new outlook on life. There is also no remorse whatsoever in her eyes. Her name is, Muse~A~Tic for a reason. We love her dearly.😻
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How to save this? This happened the week after I watered it from the plant store #Crassula
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a bit of him had turned yellow!!
Care Summary for Finger Jade
Finger Jade
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
Survivor 45
Fast grower 21
Easy to propagate 10
Browns easily 7
Large, lush leaves 4
Blooms easily 1
04/03/2022
Easy in sunny windows
Survivor
02/24/2022
Like most succulents easy to care for just water when leaves are squishy and soil is dry.
Fast grower
Survivor
12/12/2021
Low water needs. High sun. Fun looking plant.
11/07/2021
It’s so easy to care for. Only needs water when the leaves feel squishier.
Fast grower
10/12/2021
It’s definitely been dropped a lot and had its roots been played with when it was too young but it was great. Survived my husky.
Fast grower
Survivor
08/23/2021
This plant is so sensitive… so sensitive that I got annoyed with it and neglected it with spite. Although it grew quickly at the beginning, it stopped growing abruptly and began being terribly dramatic after a few weeks. This could be due to the fact that it dries out quickly because little soil can fit in this super cute pot (from Groovy Plants Ranch, highly recommend: 5 stars). However, this may have been my fault because I chose a needy, thirsty plant for my rainbow hanging pot. Overall, do not buy this plant unless you want to provide it with small sips of water and tend to its every need for at least 40 hours a week.
Fast grower
Browns easily
07/15/2021
Pretty and doesn’t die easily
Survivor
07/15/2021
This is my 2nd jade plant and I love it. Very hardy and pretty to look at
06/27/2021
shh 🤫 don’t tell my other succulents but this one is my favorite. this succulent is so so cute and i love how easy it is to take care of it. 🤍
Easy to propagate
Survivor
06/21/2021
My favourite baby
Large, lush leaves
06/15/2021
Thrives really well and is one of the most interesting plants I own. It has been growing like crazy and it’s beautiful! Can live on very little water for quite a long time!
Fast grower
Survivor
06/14/2021
Keep it away from your pets! Even if you ignore this plant it will keep thriving. If you are a low maintenance plant person. This is a perfect starter succulent!
Survivor
06/02/2021
A great plant that is used in many traditional medical remedies! A really cool plant to look into !!
Survivor
Fast grower
06/02/2021
It seems to be sprouting little new buds every day!! It’s such a cute plant and really reminds me of shrek! So cute and fun!
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
05/28/2021
It’s a survivor!!
Easy to propagate
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
05/28/2021
Easy to grow and little effor.
Survivor
Fast grower
05/28/2021
Neglected my poor guy for over 6 months, should have re-potted him sooner but he didn’t give up on me! It took quite awhile for his leaves to get yellowed and shrivelled but now that he has what he needs, he is thriving with new growth and firm leaves!
Survivor
05/24/2021
I hardly touch it cause that’s what seems best but I did notice it needs a lot more water then most of my succulents as it started to get wrinkles
05/18/2021
I’ve found this succulent to be really easy, some require way more light or less water or whatever else. This guy can handle whatever I give it.
Survivor
05/17/2021
This just looks like shrek’s ears and I think it’s so funny
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