Portulacaria afra Tricolor - Variegated Elephant Baby Jade
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6553 Portulacaria afra Tricolor - Variegated Elephant Baby Jade
It is a slow-growing, much-branched, succulent shrub, with attractive, reddish-brown stems and glossy green leaves heavily variegated with cream. Leaves are smooth, obovate and up to 0.8 inch long. Stems become interwoven as the plant ages. Flowers are small, star-shaped, lavender-pink and appear in small clusters. This interesting plant can be used as an indoor bonsai where sunlight or strong artificial light is sufficiently available.
In Africa, it is a favorite food for both Elephants and Rhinoceros, and is grown in farms for feeding both animals and people. The foliage when eaten raw, steamed, lightly boiled, or especially stir-fried, is not only delicious but actually very nutritious, containing more beneficial Beta 3 fatty acids than most fish.
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