As a House Plant

• Jade plants are frequently on display in homes because they do well as houseplants and are very attractive. The evergreen plant has fleshy, rounded and smooth leaves that grow along the branches in opposing pairs. The leaves are a deep, rich jade green, thus the name. Some varieties of jade will develop red-tinged edges on the leaves if exposed to a lot of sun.
  
  

Features

• When new stems grow, they will be the same texture and color as the leaves but will become woody and brown with age. Sometimes jade plants produce pink or white star-like flowers in the spring.
  
  

Easy to Propagate

• One of the great things about the jade plant is that it is easy to propagate, according to Absoluteastronony.com. If you want to turn one jade plant into several, remove a stem or a leaf and let it dry. Roots will develop both in or out of soil. If you wish to speed up rooting, however, put the stem into moist soil.
  
  

Caring for a Succulent

• Succulents need to be watered when the soil is dry but require much less watering during the winter months. If your jade plant is over-watered, it will lose its leaves. Too much water causes the leaves to crinkle and the stems to rot. During the summer, water your jade plant every 10 to 20 days. Let the soil dry in between watering. In the winter, water your jade plant once a month.
  
  Jade plants will not tolerate too much sun exposure or extreme heat. Put your plant in an area that has full sun for a couple of hours and then light shade. Too much sun will scorch the leaves and result in rotting stems and loss of foliage. Jade will tolerate a bit of frost but can't survive outside during the winter.
  
  

Pruning

• Prune your jade plant every spring before it goes into a growth spurt. Cut back the stem to a lateral branch. This will prevent your jade from being top heavy and it will allow the trunk to stay strong enough to support the weight of the leaves. Pruning helps the trunk grow bigger and stronger. After a few days, calluses will form on the new cuts and new growth will occur within a few weeks.