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. I found it very pale, and so my friend suggested I expose it to the morning sun.
A few leaves have turned reddish on the back. The front side is still green. Is this normal?
Jade plants are tough and easy to grow succulents. They like containers where their roots can become pot bound, and they do well in warm, dry locations that can be found in most of our desert homes.
Like most succulent plants, jades prefer very bright light of a south facing window if grown inside and an eastern exposure if grown outside, as long as temperatures do not drop below freezing.
There are some varieties and species that develop a red tinge around the edge of the leaf under high light intensities.
There is nothing wrong with your jade. The red leaf color will disappear after a short time. Enjoy the color change you have right now.
Bob Morris is an associate professor with the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.
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