How to Use jade plant in a Sentence

jade plant

noun
  • The weak branches must go so the jade plant can grow stronger ones.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The weak branches must go so the jade plant can grow stronger ones.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Choose healthy plants, preferably ones with round leaves, such as jade plants.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Choose healthy plants, preferably ones with round leaves, such as jade plants.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026
  • One corner by the driveway has a large jade plant.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Here’s what could be causing problems with your jade plant and how to fix them.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Speaking of which, a jade plant can live for decades with proper jade plant care.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Here’s what could be causing problems with your jade plant and how to fix them.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Bury the jade plant roots about 1 inch deep and water them lightly.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Here’s what to look for, what the signs mean, and how to get your jade plant back on track to good health.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • This will give your jade plant an odd, sparse shape rather than the fully, bushy look of a healthy plant.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • This encourages the jade plant to grow out instead of up.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
  • But don't overdo it, as jade plants can get sunburn from too-harsh direct sun.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Prune jade plants once a year to prevent them from being top-heavy and to maintain their shape.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Separate the jade plant from other plants so the pests won’t spread, then wipe the leaves with neem oil.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • As part of the service last year, attendees planted jade plants.
    — Sara Clarkson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Move your new jade plants into bright, indirect light and water them when the soil dries out.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Start with low-maintenance varieties such as aloe, ivy and jade plants.
    — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Keep your jade plant in bright light for at least six hours per day, according to Almanac.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Plan to water your jade plant every two to three weeks, but always check the moisture in the soil first.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • The best time to prune jade plants is in spring or early summer, as this is their peak growing season.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
  • If your jade plant’s leaves are mushy and the soil is soggy, remove the plant from the pot and cut off black, brown, or mushy roots.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Both are houseplants as are two other keepers, the familiar jade plant and aloe.
    — oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2020
  • The meeting, dubbed Jade Night will be a workshop on jade plants as bonsai.
    — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2018
  • Another easy succulent to grow indoors is jade plant, which as green, plump leaves and fleshy stems.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Leaves that occasionally drop off my jade plant often take root just sitting on the soil.
    — Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2020
  • Your goal is to encourage the jade plant to spread out and be sturdy and shrubby instead of tall and skinny.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
  • This helps to moderate moisture levels in the potting mix and slows jade plant growth so the plants don’t get too top-heavy.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2026
  • At this point, repot the rooted jade plant cuttings into larger pots if needed.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Ahead, gardening experts share the common reasons a jade plant loses its leaves—and how to save it.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 29 Jan. 2026

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