Thus, it is quite easy to over water and over watering produces wilted, then discolored, leaves, and finally death. Other symptoms include yellowing leaves, sudden dieback of part of the plant (or all of it! Jade Plant Care Summary: Plant your jade plant in well draining succulent mix, provide a mix of direct and bright indirect light, and water thoroughly once the potting mix is almost completely dry. ), and the plant becoming loose in the soil. If your Jade Plant doesn’t receive enough water, it will start to drop off leaves rapidly. Ask The Plant Expert: Hi there Thanks for your help with my Jade plant, but I still really don't know what's wrong with it. Jade Plant Leaves Turning Yellow Common Reasons Amazon Associates Disclosure [Succulentexperience.com] is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to [Amazon.com] Jade plants take well to container gardening, preferring dry, loose soil which will not hold water.They like to be periodically soaked and then allowed to dry out entirely; if conditions are too wet, the plant will start to rot, with the thick, fleshy stems growing soft and mushy, and the leaves shriveling up and falling off. Jade Plant Propagation. I recently repotted to a larger pot. Below you will find the steps for how to root jade plant cuttings and leaves. I would leave the leaves on the plant, as doing so won't have a detrimental effect on the health of the plant (as far as I'm aware), the plant just won't look that good: Best case - The leaves might recover. Care is the same for each, the others are doing great.-North facing window, but lots of light-indoor temps 64-69 °F This plant can grow to 5 feet in height and live a very long time if kept healthy. The main trunk is still turgid, but many of the smaller branches are going soft and breaking off. a little backstory, i got my succulent in a tea garden. Sometimes when plant leaves turn yellow it can be from a nutritional issue but the most common cause of yellowing leaves is over watering and that the root system has or had 'wet feet'. why is my jade plant leaves shriveling up? I water it when the soil gets dry. Hi all, I'm new to house plants. Browning leaves on succulents are a warning sign that you’re underwatering the plant. Its popularity as a houseplant is initially rose due to the fact that it needs very little care to survive and can endure in most indoor conditions. I'm sure I'm watering it enough. A single parent jade plant … 1 decade ago. Answer Save. long for rooting a jade plant. my succulent’s leaves have completely fallen off, and i don’t know what to do. This can be caused by just watering more often than you should, poor draining soil, clumping soil or several of these factors. Close. Once you cut the stem or pull the leaf, let it callous over for a few days. I attached you some photos that you can see its changing over these 2 months. Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by pavel, Apr 27, 2009. pavel Member. I have a 20 yr old jade plant which is losing branches rapidly. Jade plant leaves shriveling Question: My jade plant's leaves are shriveling. give it a few months to adjust. I've had this and two other jades for three months. An underwatered jade plant will have wrinkled, leathery leaves that are not shiny, while a healthy plant has glossy, smooth leaves. I live in the desert and have been watering and fertilizing once a month for years. 08/07/2018 at 10:12 am. Hey everyone, I have this jade cutting that I am trying to root, I have noticed that some of the branches are shriveling up. It recently started dropping leaves and some of the branches are shrivelling up. Plus, the funny ear-shaped leaves and playful common names are a great conversation starter. Along with that, you’ll notice the leaves start shriveling. I recently repotted it into a pretty glazed pot without drainage holes. Simple cut a piece of healthy stem with one or two leaves or use just a healthy leaf. I have attached a picture of the full plant, and a close up of the shriveling branches. I have been using a 2-7-7 Cactus plus liquid plant food by Schultz. The cutting has been in my possession for about a month, my guess is that either this cutting was laying around for a while before I bought it (ebay :/) or the donor plant had not received any water for quite some time before it was cut. A thorough watering will soon rehydrate the plant and promote new leaf growth. 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