#portulacaria

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

Path through the portulacaria

South Africa, 2025

[ricebowl1982]

Styled, trimmed and repotted some of my “Franks” today… for the last time this year… #portulacaria #portulacariaafra #cao82 #bonsai #bonsaitree #bonsailovers #bonsaiart #bonsaiworld #bonsaigarden #bonsailife #bonsaigram #bonsaiwork #nature #bonsaifamily #bonsais #bonsailove #plants #bonsaimania #garden #bonsaistyle #bonsaipot #tree #art #bonsaitrees #bonsa #instabonsai (at United States) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjQ468Uvbdk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ruthbancroftgarden]

Ceraria namaquensis

Ceraria is very closely related to Portulacaria, and recently the decision has been made to merge the genus into Portulacaria (based on DNA evidence). This will result in the new name Portulacaria namaquensis, but this change is not yet widely known, so I have listed it under its more familiar name. The family placement has also been in flux. Previously, Ceraria and Portulacaria were placed in the Portulaca Family, but this family has been broken up and now includes only the genus Portulaca, while Portulacaria has been moved into the family Didiereaceae. These families are part of a group of related families which includes not only Portulacaria, Portulaca, and the Madagascan plants of the Didierea Family, but also the Cactus Family. DNA makes strange bedfellows!

Relations aside, Ceraria namaquensis is a desert shrub from the arid nortwestern corner of South Africa, and also adjacent southeastern Namibia. It has small succulent jelly-bean-like leaves and a smooth pale trunk. In the late spring to summer it makes many tiny pink flowers.

-Brian

[little-garden-of-mine]

Portulacaria afra 'Tricolor'

Me and my mom usually buy succulents from local nurseryman and his wife. Their ´job´ started as a hobby a many years ago and they always give us some free plants. This time i got this baby. Can´t wait for their eshop update, but i am starting to run out of space so thats gonna be a little problem  🙈

[northern-gardening]

Not quite gardening, but still interesting! This portulacaria was grown from a cutting I got from a bonsai artist. This plant is almost a year now, I thought it was going to die because it didn’t put out roots for quite a while, but it survived and is thriving! Never give up on a plant, they will fight to survive no matter what!

[rmhgreer]

Working overtime this week to complete some long over due projects. #portulacaria #bonsai #盆栽

[cactusmandan]

Hey Dan, This once was a very happy Portulacaria Afra Variegata until it was affected by mealybugs, and I used an insecticide on it. Since then it constantly lost leaves and the branches started to shrivel. Then and now it tried to grow some new leaves but as soon as they were big enough they also fell off. At first I thought the plant would recover itself without my help so I thought it best to leave it alone (even though I watered it once) but when it didn’t get better I tried to wash off the remains of the insecticide but that didn’t do anything either. So now I’m very desperate. I want it to grow again and as you can see it still has some fresh roots but it just keeps shriveling. Do you know if and how I can save it?

Hi,

Try potting it up in a well-aerated soil mix and keeping it dry for a week at first. Then water it well, keep it in a warm, bright spot and continue to water it when it dries out. Hopefully this should encourage it to regrow. 

Happy growing!

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

Portulacaria succulents, a GIANT bush of it. South Africa, 2025