Great looking collection there Stush, you have some very nice plants. I'm impressed with your Gollum, it's got some really nice ends to those leaves. It has those suckers on each one...much more than on any of my three, and those are very distinct aren't they?

Gill

That that ripple jade is a thing of beauty! They are all wonderful, but I love that one the most.

@Greenman. Well spotted Geoff, sorry are you a Geoff, I forget??

Ah, yes, I missed the 2 mis-identifications despite saying I liked the Gollum, Duh! The RHTree is a variant of Hobbit and not of Gollum/ET fingers as the label says,, bit of confusion there Stush!

They're still lovely plants...which we all get labelled wrongly at times:-)

Gill

edit, Geoff, maybe It's Josh, that sound more like it!!

Sorry for the confusion. I purchased it on ebay as 'Crassula argentea, E.T.'s finger variegate, jade plant'.

. I got some pictures of last year when I first purchased some of these Jades. They were much more colorful when I purchased and just grew green this year. Too much water all summer. Had them in full sun except the 'Streyi'. Read they like shade but more water than other jades.

Thank you for your inputs. Need to learn much more about these guys.

Stush

Copied this chart on leaf types.

:-) I remember drawing those leaf shapes! Wow, that was a while ago.

Stush, glad that you've got Maruba Nishiki, it's one of my absolute favorites.

Portulacaria afra variegata (not a Jade, not even in the same botanical Family or Order).

Josh

Greenman, Thanks again. I included your name to the drawing in my files. Also Synonyms of Jades;

Has Crassula portulacea Lam listed so that where my confusion came from. I see that from the Family down it is in it's own listing. Do you happen to know the classification of the Crassula streyi? is it an ovata?

Classification of Crassula (Jades) from Wikipedia; Streyi is it's own species just as ovata is.

Under Family: Crassulaceae is also the Echeveria and Aeonium which makes them more related to Jades than Portulacaria. Who knew?

Keep helping me thru this.

Stush

Great collection you have there,can't stop looking at all your jades....I'm looking at it for the fourth time now...again

Very nice jades-sometimes I think I've got the i.d.s down but then it all falls apart. The leaf shape chart is great.

This is c. candycane which was green and white all summer but since the nights have been in the mid thirties has colored nicely. Hummels , rht and tricolor are also starting to color. I know a lot of people are nervous about cold nights but they are great for intensifying colors.

In your first photo what is labeled sedum is an anacampseros.

Stush,

I love all of these! I love the variety and the touch of color on the leaves of so many of your jades.

Side note. Josh, how did you learn so much about lovely succulents? I've always seen your comments and posts and have wondered how you became so clearly educated. I love the helpful info and am not sure what books or resources to look into besides gleaning from the experience of the dedicated plant experts here.

Josh, Thanks for the ID. I marked it down.

Kate, Good question. I think Josh must have one like his picture and when you love something, you learn all about it.

Thanks, Kate, that's very kind. Like Stush said, it's been a labor of love, and constant study. I don't actually have any books; I'm mostly just an internet searcher. My specialty is Jades....I'm pretty weak on other succulent topics ;-)

Josh

Stush, that is such great point. I have found that I have so much more interest in taking really excellent care of the things in my life that I really think are special. I know I've killed plenty of plants in my day, but it just clicked some years ago. I can't wait to learn more.

Josh, do you have any favorite resources online (besides this forum)? Your passion is obvious!

Good morning, Kate!
I refer to Peter Lapshin's succulent site pretty often:

Lapshin.org

Josh

Davez7anv, Forgot to thank you for you ID and picture. Got it in my files.

Kate, I think we all are guilty of killing plants. It's part of the learning curve.

Stush

Gorgeous jades, thank you for sharing them with us! My little hummel did not color up for me this year either. Next year, I am going to get it out in a planter in my front yard and let the Western sun pound down on it. After careful acclimation first.

And you are so right on the plant killing learning curve. It is always sad to lose plants, but as long as you learn something for the next one it is just part of the process.

Thank God doctors don't have the same learning curve. Ha ha.

Kim, there should be plenty of time for your Hummels to colour up over the cold winter months I would have thought. That's when their true colours really begin to show as the temps drop.....with mine anyway.

Gill

Gill, What's the low that jades could take. I'm afraid after 35 degrees F.

Very beautiful collection Stush

Good question Stush, in short, I don't have a clue!

Mine are always in the g/h x365 and in the winter of 2010-11 we went down to -17C here, the g/h was heated to around 5C but I don't have any idea of what it's lowest temp was inside during that cold spell that lasted for a couple of weeks, I can only assume the heater kept it 'around' that 5C mark, we didnt venture in there much to keep the warmth enclosed. I don't heat it any more as now I'm on my own I have to watch the £'s a bit closer :-( I just cross my fingers tighter!

We've always used bubble wrap to insulate the glass and just hope they all pull through. Never lost a Crassula yet through the cold, I keep them dry during winter, that helps, as I'm sure you know, wet combined with cold is the real killer of many plants, not just jades.

Gill

Thanks Gill, I remember that 0 C = 32 F or freezing point and 100 C = 210 F boiling point. That's all I need to know. I also tell people Cold + Wet = Death Love formulas. Another forum, a guy used a swimming pool cover for his greenhouse for winter. Similar to bubble wrap. What ever you can get your hands on. Gas here is cheaper than elect. so a small gas heater is cheaper to run but watch those flumes that can kill you. Not worth the chance. Some do use them.

Stush, your plants are lovely as usual. I've always enjoyed your pics. Up here in the high desert the BBS get many of the jades you've shown at low prices in the spring and summer. Now with winter approaching not many to be found. I found but didn't buy (sigh*) what was labeled 'lemon-lime'. It had beautiful yellow-green coloring, variegation was similar to the tri-color. It was in a gallon pot for $6. I don't know a thing about jades or the names but enjoy them none the less and have killed a few in my day. A few tri- color I have are doing surprisingly well. All the sans have grown well over the summer especially those outside in the shade. They truly enjoy our heat! Today is my last day of procrastination. They will be treated with 3 in 1 and de-spidered, black widows love these in the shade! But first I'll have to do some rearranging in the house to make room!

Karen, Thank you. Most are purchased in the big box stores at about $3 to $4. Only the variegated ET fingers I purchased on Ebay. Some internet nurseries also sell them cheap as well. Small so it takes several years for them to look their best.