Spekboom Elephant Bush Live Plant in 4-Inch Pot – Portulacaria afra Succulent

Add an easy-care succulent to your home or garden with this Spekboom Elephant Bush (Portulacaria afra) live plant. Known for its small, fleshy green leaves and reddish stems, this attractive succulent is a popular choice for containers, succulent gardens, bonsai projects, and sunny indoor spaces.

This listing includes one live Spekboom Elephant Bush growing in a 4-inch nursery pot with soil. It thrives in bright light to full sun and prefers well-drained cactus or succulent soil, making it an excellent low-maintenance plant for beginners and experienced growers alike.

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, stem color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice:

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

If there is an issue with your order, contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide:

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without required photos may not be eligible for review.

Claims submitted more than 48 hours after delivery will be considered accepted as received and may not be eligible for replacement or refund.

• Includes 1 live Spekboom Elephant Bush plant
• Shipped in a 4-inch nursery pot with soil
• Scientific name: Portulacaria afra
• Easy-care succulent with fleshy green leaves and reddish stems
• Ideal for containers, succulent gardens, bonsai, and indoor displays
• Prefers bright light to full sun
• Thrives in well-drained cactus or succulent soil
• Low-maintenance ornamental succulent

🧾 MATERIALS:

• Live Portulacaria afra plant
• 4-inch plastic nursery pot
• Potting soil

📋 ATTRIBUTES:

Common Name: Spekboom, Elephant Bush, Dwarf Jade Plant
Scientific Name: Portulacaria afra
Plant Type: Succulent
Life Cycle: Perennial
Flower/Fruit Color: Green foliage; small pink flowers may appear on mature outdoor plants
Sunlight: Bright Indirect Light to Full Sun
Soil: Well-drained cactus or succulent mix
Water: Low; allow soil to dry between waterings
USDA Zone: 9–11