It is endangered because it is had to find! Not to many people grow it so it is out of favor and slowly dieing out.It was Intro'd in 1944. Brighton park Iris has it listed as endangered. I love mine it was here when I bought this old House built in 1888. It was almost all dead but a few little rhizomes. It has been slow to make a come back but I think it is doing great now. Follow this link then scroll down to Harvest moon and click on that. It will show you the rest. Here is a link that might be useful: Iris

Thanks Erica!! Jades weren't always the top of my priority in my collection, but once they are established, they are very beautiful and faithful growers. Unyieldingly showing great colors and shapes. The variegated breeds are much more tender, I still keep them under lights. When they burn, they really sulk for months. All the photos were taken this past weekend, so to answer your question, these are all their current state now. I believe the 'Red Horn Tree' can get even redder with colder temps and higher light. I think mine has quite a while to go.. This is how mine looks during the winter when I first got it. What is your more moisture retentive mix? I have a similar issue with my 'Skinny Finger' jade and my 'Break Dancer' jade. Now I lose the bark, and I replace it with rich loam, pumice and growstones. So my mix comprises of Turface, Grit, Pumice, Growstones and Loam (I love the fox farm ones). If I want it to retain more moisture, I just add more loam and turface. Almost immediately I see the jades react faster and hold tighter in the new mix. In the winter, since most of my plants were under lights, I kept them in nursery trays, and I water the tray every few days when its bone dry - because we usually have the heater on. The bottom watering method works really well on cuttings as it encourages the roots to dig deeper, and at the same time it doesn't wet the surface soil causing rot at the stem. If you have some budget, try investing in a seedling mat and do the bottom watering method - give bright filtered light (aka behind a window is good enough). My cuttings grow relatively well when all these conditions are ideal. btw - I went to theBrooklyn Botanical Garden Sale, it was MAYHEM! Even on the members day. There weren't much C&S in general, but if you love plants, there were an array of collections. My highlight was seeing a couple drag home the massive $40 jade plant and a couple of giant cacti.

I should have taken pics two months ago when they looked really sad. All the growths were wilted and had to prune them down. As soon as weather warmed up, they started growing vigorously into these size bushes that I took the pics above. Wish I can say all my roses are that resilient. My hybrids teas are the slowest to recover. Most Austins recover the best of all. I would highly recommend these varieties. Lisa Adams, the only thing that I did different this year was applying alfalfa tea to the roses. Maybe the above roses respond better to the teas than other roses? Maybe the rain that we have been getting help to get these roses going? I don't know the reason because all the roses received the same treatment but none responded with the same performance and growth. I will post the next best group of performers but certainly not as exceptional as these threes.

Beautiful plants! I especially like the Mikado! I find Bantels to be a bit finicky and am never sure how much water to give mine. Better to tend toward the drier side I should think. Hahnii can be cranky too if too damp for too long. In General Sansevieria like warm to hot temperatures, bright light to full sun and to dry out some before watering. Wet and cold equals death for these plants. Though in summers heat most Sansevieria can take dampness, as long as it is hot and they are not drowning. Always acclimate any plant going outside for the summer.