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Crassula Ovata Gollum Shrek ears Cutting
Crassula Ovata Gollum Shrek ears Cutting
A Gollum (Shrek ears) jade cutting ready to root, with its famous tube-shaped leaves.
- Easy care
- Bright indirect light
- Sparingly until rooted
- Keep away from pets and kids
- 10 to 15cm cutting
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Crassula Ovata Gollum Shrek ears Cutting
R 10.00
About this plant
About this plant
Crassula Ovata Gollum Cutting
Also known as Shrek ears
It likes partial sun and not necessarily full sun as many would think. It prefers 4-5 hours of direct morning sunlight and partial sun for the rest of the day.
Too much direct sunlight will burn its leaves. It can slowly be climatised to full sun al day however it is not preferred.
You can grow your Shrek ears indoors or outdoors.
Drainage is very important. Water once every two weeks once soil has dried completely. Be careful of overwatering and of frost.
Note: Keep out of reach of children and and pets. Toxic
Note: Each individual plant is unique. This image is an example only, however the plant you receive will be as close as possible to this image description.
Note: Stem length indicated above is a guide to the estimated length rather than an exact length that you will receive.
Delivery and packaging
Delivery and packaging
We deliver nationwide with The Courier Guy: Pudo locker R89 or to your door R145. Gauteng customers can also collect in Boksburg (R25).
Orders ship from our depot within 7 working days, and most are on their way sooner. A few rarer plants are ordered in specially for you, which is why we allow 7 days. Couriers don't deliver on weekends.
Every order is packed by hand to survive the courier.
Healthy arrival guarantee
Healthy arrival guarantee
If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we replace it. Just let us know within 24 hours of receiving it and send us a few photos.
For everything else, see our refund policy.
Meet the plant
Start your own Shrek ears for R10
Crassula ovata 'Gollum' · also known as Gollum jade, Shrek ears, ET's fingers, trumpet jade
Native to Garden cultivar; the species is from the Eastern Cape and KZN
A stem cutting of the Gollum jade, whose tube-shaped leaves end in little suction-cup tips. Root it and it grows into a compact shrub.
- A 10 to 15cm Gollum cutting with the famous tubular, suction-cup-tipped leaves.
- The most affordable way to grow this quirky jade cultivar.
- Roots easily in a gritty succulent mix and grows into a compact shrub.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Bright, indirect light while rooting, then 4 to 5 hours of morning sun and partial sun the rest of the day.
Safety: Keep away from pets and kids.
Care card
- Light
- Bright, indirect
- Water
- Sparingly until rooted
- Humidity
- Any
- Temperature
- 15 to 30°C, no frost
- Soil
- Gritty succulent mix
- Feeding
- Not until rooted
- Growth
- Roots in 3 to 6 weeks
- Outdoors
- Once established
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Leave the cutting somewhere dry and shaded for 2 to 5 days so the cut end can dry and seal.
- Push the bottom 3 to 4cm into a small pot of barely moist succulent mix and firm it in.
- Keep it in bright, indirect light and water lightly only once the mix is dry. Roots usually form in 3 to 6 weeks.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Cut end turning black and softIt's rotting from too much water. Trim above the soft part, let it dry for a few days and replant in dry mix.
- Leaves wrinkling while rootingNormal for a few weeks: the cutting lives off its stored water until roots form.
- No new growth after a monthBe patient. Gently tug it: if it resists, roots have formed and growth will follow.
Questions
Good to know
What exactly will I receive?
What exactly will I receive?
A fresh 10 to 15cm stem cutting with leaves, ready for you to root. It is small and may not be in bloom. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
How do I know it has rooted?
How do I know it has rooted?
After 3 to 6 weeks, tug it gently. If it resists, it has roots and you can start watering normally.
Is it safe around pets and children?
Is it safe around pets and children?
Keep it out of reach of children and pets: it is toxic if eaten.
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