Divine Hanging Elephant Bush

Grow elephant bush in a porous unglazed clay pot to allow moisture to evaporate faster.

Hanging elephant bush. When grown outdoors Elephant Bushes thrive in partial shade or full sun. My Variegated Elephants Foot. Elephant bush succulent has several exciting uses.

Light requirements The elephant bush loves sunlight and can be in full sun for several hours at a time. It is a slow grower but as the stems mature they thicken so the plant takes on an old appearance even when young. Hold the watering can.

It is a perfect addition to your indoor or outdoor succulent garden. Bright light will bring out this. You can grow it in a container or pot as a houseplant or you can grow it outdoors in a hanging basket or in the garden.

Let the cutting dry out and callous for a couple of days and then plant the cutting in damp gritty soil in a small pot. Portulacaria afra commonly known as Elephant Bush or Elephant Food is used worldwide as a succulent garden shrub and as a bonsai subject. I live in the Sonoran Desert so this new plant needed to be tough.

Can be grown in a terrarium with other succulent plants. Elephant Bush Care Growing Guide 1. Portulacaria afra Elephant Bush is a large bushing succulent with woody stems that can grow to incredible heights when given the proper time nutrients and growing conditions.

And forms low shrubby mounds that spread several feet tall and wide. Its also quite drought. Rainbow portulacaria plant is a warm-weather plant suitable for growing in USDA plant hardiness zones 10 and 11.