Hummel Sunset Jade Plant

I was told: Withhold water and provide lots of light - Hummel Sunset should redden right up.



This is as red as its gonna get because the leaves are starting to shrivel up. I was going to water it but supposedly a storm is coming through the area tonight so I'll let it water my succulents and other plants.

Variegated Jade Leaf Growing New Plant

I hate my variegated jade plant. I do. It just seems to sit there but I guess that's what someone meant when they said that variegated jades are agonizingly slow to grow. At least it's alive. I think. I don't know. It hasn't done anything in the year I had it.

While in the greenhouse over winter, one of the leaves fell and started growing a new plant. All green!





This made me remember a comment on the Cacti and Succulents forum on Gardenweb years ago where someone said not to bother planting variegated jade leaves because the plant that grows from them would revert back to a solid green state. The only way to get more variegated jades is to grow from branches.

Maybe Ms. Jade really is a Crosby's Compact?

Hmm, Over the years, I've posted pictures and information of Ms. Jade that I've had since December of 1996. It's my oldest jade plant. One of my biggest frustrations with her is that I've never succeeded in having her growing big at all. I would either let her get all leggy or just keep her sharply pruned down - nothing worked. After posting on Gardenweb over time, a few members have suggested that she may be a Crosby's Compact.

After looking up information, it appears Crosby's Compact turns red. I've always dismissed it because Ms. Jade and all her 'offspring' have never turned red at all. The leaves remain green and would have a 'sunburnt' edge during summer.

Well, for some reason, one of her offspring has started reddening right up! Sorry about the pollen. The pine trees are trying to make everything look yellow right now.



Here's the image of the full size plant.

Hm, my poor camera. I don't think it can deal with certain types of light that well anymore.

I decided to hit Google for Crosby's Compact again. While a lot of images show them as red leaves, I can't help but think that Ms. Jade is one. The trunks all look the same.

So a new year starts...

There's a big storm coming through the area tonight so I decided to quickly lug all my jade plants out of the greenhouse (along with the rest) so that they can all get a good soaking. The temperatures will be staying warm so I suppose spring has arrived in this area ... despite the fact that winter has been pretty mild anyhow.

I have to seriously repot quite a few of the jades.

And yeah, I'm aware of the pine tree in the one pot full of jades. I haven't been able to bring myself to remove it. ;)