My wife once said of my mother: “That woman can stick a pencil in the ground and it will grow.” So when Mom gave us a succulent cutting potted in an old yogurt cup with a promise that it would produce ...

Some things just get better with time—French wine, vintage Chanel, and, yes, even plants. Crassula ovata—better known as the jade plant—is a sophisticated succulent that rewards thoughtful care with ...