Question: A friend gave me a jade plant last year. I kept it indoors in the kitchen with plenty of indirect light. The room is very bright and airy. It was doing very well for a year. However, I found it very pale, and so my friend suggested I should expose it to the morning sun.
I have for about a month now, but somehow I noticed a few leaves have turned reddish on the back. The front side is still green and looks pretty good. I would like to know if this is normal to get this reddish color or is it having too much sun?
There are some varieties and species that develop a red tinge around the edge of the leaf under high light intensities. The leaf remains green or even pale green if indoors. There is nothing wrong with your jade. If you bring it indoors, which you should if it is going to freeze, the red leaf color will disappear. Enjoy the color change you have right now. By the way, these plants can be easily propagated from their fleshy leaves.
Bob Morris is an associate professor with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.
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