Not so much for colors here... but I enjoy the pure white leaves of this little cutie. (I don't know it's i.d.)

So excited, today I noticed a flower bud on a blue bird! So far the only one.

This one turned quite red (sorry for bad photo - just brought it in and is just sitting on the floor):

Marguerite, thank you so much for the info! That is fascinating. It's amazing how one plant can produce so much variation!

Mine have gotten pinker around the edges over the last few days.

Another jade with decent color - and buds on 4 branches too!

Rina, that is absolutely beautiful. The red edges and the buds coming up. I have yet to get buds on any of mines that are all still outside..Thank you for sharing. Love it. Don't you just love it when a certain part of a jade comes out so yellow or white with no green? So nice.

Nancy, there is color there and very nice! How did you get your blue bird to flower? Is it still outside? Nice job~!!

Mike

Thank you. So far, I see buds on 3 plants. Few jades are still outside (! - I am taking chance here since it has been pretty cold for few nights). And I like a lot when they get some red rims.

Mike, I separated the aloe pup for you today, I’ll send it in the next few days, once you send me an email with your mailing address. I made the mistake of going into a garden center yesterday and walked out with way too many new plants such as this Lemon n’ Lime

The picture didn’t post the first time

Casual sweater, hey thanks..Here you go and nice pic by the way)

mikerno_1@yahoo.com

Rina, here is a couple of cuttings I want to send you. One is the Maruba and the other is the very one of the very first Red Horn original tree to come here to the states. I think it was I and Scott that got one of the only few cuttings back then from Ben....Mines seems to do different things than from the other red horned that everyone is talking about..

Rob and Rockdale. you will see a cutting of these too.. I am forgetting if there was anyone else I promised a cutting to?

Maruba

Aruba

Original Red Horn

Original Red Horn

My Mother unnamed Jade plant

Aruba

Rockdale,

as a side though, here I just cut some cuttings for you of the variegated and double blooming Brugs for you. Should send mail for a few of you tomorrow,,))

Mike, very kind of you to offer cutting. I am not personally familiar with either of the above mentioned Crassula. Red Horn is a hybrid of Gollum? As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I will be pruning back all of my jades pictured and all are welcome to the cuttings.

Mike

That is great! Many thanks, I'll send you pm later today.

Howard, Red Horn Trees are descended from Hobbits as they have the folded, pleated leaves, not sucker like ends as we find in Gollums.

Gill

It has finally cooled off some! This past week has been nice with nights in the 60s. I'm am still behind y'all in color, but it is finally starting!

Compacta jades -

Even my poor edema encrusted Tricolor is showing some pink! (best leaves here)

But the show is really starting on my island. Here's Dorothy and Lucy. LOL

Some K. luciae coloring up -

And my Aloe 'Pink Blush' - this entire patch started from my first Aloe purchase!

I am always surprised by my Poinsettias! You'd think I would catch on that they start turning in late October. You may remember how they were totally infested with mealies just about 6 week ago. They've recovered nicely!

Christmas comes early this year, Mike, thank you so much. Very excited for the package, the original red horn tree is so unique, most red horn trees I saw donot have the yellow color at all. Meanwhile, once you give me the green light, I will send your package right away. Again, thank you.

-rockdale

Thanks Mike, the single blue bird bloom was a fluke. My best guess is that it was triggered by the breezy 40F night at the end of Sept. It has been indoors since beginning of October & now gets Southern light from the large bow window. I'll post an updated pic when the bloom opens.

Crenda, great looking compact jades. Your mature clumps of K. luciae are truly awesome (not like the small potted ones out my way)! Gorgeous!!

Nancy, please do. Would love to see them..Let me know if they have a fragrance..Mines do to my mother jade..Beautiful plant you have there.

Rockdale, you are too funny. My Post Office lost electricity so not open..I lost many trees so couldn't of mailed anything today. I am working on it )) I am happy to see how excited you are. People like you make this worthwhile.

Crenda, wow..Very very nice. Gosh I wish I could just plop many into the ground. I envision what my yard would look like if I live in a much warmer and drier climate! Nice job Nice recovery of that plants.

Most of my Jades had some degree of freeze damage so no colors. But the good news is that most of them are pushing new leaves. Too bad the growing season is over.

Gill, is there anyway you can E-mail me???

Thank you!!

Mike, yes, have done yesterday, m6 previous one to you bounced back due to error on m6 prt, duh! please see your other thread about the falling variegated Christmas cactus (the one that’s really a Thanksgiving cactus!) for some further info for you.

Gill

A few pics of your wonderful gift! Right now they’re just propped in the soil not in direct light or water, I just misted it once to help keep the plants up

Those look beautiful!! I was given the first two from a wonderful human being here but I already had those and did not want then to not have a good home. So I am sure that that member here would not mind me to pay it forward with another that I knew would bring many smiles to. I am sure if will also cause a smile on them too.

The Jade is from the mother jade an it will look awesome! Good luck with them and great job. Please keep us posted!

I’m particularly excited for the Jade to put out roots and start to grow! I knew it would be but I’m surprised at how different it is from my Lemon n’ Lime, it’s like Lime n’ Lime Crush hahaha

Im so appreciative of your gift and can’t wait for yours to arrive! Make sure you post pictures when it does!

A big thank you to a man with a big heart. Mike, the package arrived and I am in cloud nine. Definitely one of the happiest days in my year 2017. I love them all. (But maruba kagetsu nishiki is my favorite for now, shhh, tomorrow is your turn, red horn tree: )) Here is a picture of them potted up.

thank you soooo much.

Now the question. Do I need to put the brugs in my Rubbermaid made 'greenhouse' for more humidity? Or they should be fine in a normal room.

again, thanks so much, I will keep you updated

-rockdale

Hey Rockdale! Not bad..I would most definitely put your Brugs in a tote a see through one you can buy at Wally's and stick it in sunlight....Should root just fine. Spray them and only the top of the mix, don't soak...Until you see roots...If they don't make it, I can always start some for you come spring..) The key is to keep them moist not wet and make sure you let a little fresh air in the tote, not air tight or they will get diseased.

As for the cuttings..Look closely at the 'Red Horn' and tell me if you see buds coming out. I think all the tips I have are getting bud or were in the process of getting them and I just noticed many have buds here!

Sharon and Rob are going to be getting cuttings with buds. They will be happy! They will actually flower even during the rooting process. They don't abort like other plants

You are so welcome, I am so happy it made your day!

Nick,very nice colors...Love the pink hues..What kind of Jade is that? Beautiful form and color.)

Casualsweater, I sure will. Can't wait myself))

Mike those came in an assorted container at home depot for $5.98. They didn't specify what they were and there are 3 other succulents that were blueish in color that I put into another container.

Mike

Off the subject - pls. check your e mail for photos I sent...Rina

Rina, I sent you an e-mail early yesterday..I hope you got it my friend)) Look for it will you.. You should of gotten your package today if not tomorrow..Keeping my fingers crossed!!

Nick once again, but a beautiful array of colors in one pot! Like a rainbow..Nice

Mike

I did read your message and sent another back to you with more pics :) - hope you get chance to see it. No package as of today, but will let you know when it arrives.

Update... three open blooms :)

Very prertty, Nancy.

I picked up this little beauty last week. Mike that jade was given to me and the guy who had it knew nothing about it so I'm not sure what type it is any guesses ?

The one below was in an arrangement for $24.99 and its the only thing I wanted but talked them into 1/2 off the price because some of the others didn't look so good.

I didn't get nearly the color I hoped / expected this year. Especially not from my Crosby Compact. But they grew nicely this summer, and the California Red Tip has flower buds all over it! The pic of the flower buds was weeks ago - still waiting for them to open.

jweingarden your bonsai on the right side looks awesome, what is it ?

Well, I gotta start by saying, thanks for calling it a bonsai ;). That's a compliment in-and-of itself!

The small one on the far right? It's 3 ficus benjamina cuttings that are fusing together. Here is a pic from earlier this summer, with it more "front and center."

Or did you mean the next one over on the right? That is a dwarf schefflera arboricola (PVN1). Here is a pic from about a month ago, before it got its fall haircut.

But my favorite might be the ficus retusa. I chopped all the branches off in the spring, and gave it one last fall trimming and wiring prior to this pic.

The other plants are 2 ficus carica (fig), 3 adenium obesum, and 2 crepe myrtle.

Jweingarden, what kind of mix are they all in? It looks very gritty and porous..They are all spectacular and thank you! I love them all. You do a great job. You must trim the roots a lot. BY the way, green is also a color..A very nice rich green.) Beautiful pots to boot. To me, the pots we put them into can make a world of difference from ordinary to very classy and nice specimens!

Nancy, wowowow. Love those flowers! How wonderful and I can't wait to see them in real life! This Saturday if ok with you. They do smell good and many people don't know that!

Nick, it's the only one I would of kept too! I would of and have done the same thing for a variegated aloe with a few other crappy plants at Lowe's!

Nick is there a way I could get a tiny cutting of that? I love the reds! Love it! Beautiful..I see true potential in a small leaf very colorful jade! Thanks for the nice pic. It was worth the effort.

Thanks mierno_micha1!

• Mix: It's "Al's Gritty Mix." I used to get it on eBay or Etsy, but I got the last batch on repotme. I think they call it "special imperial." It's turface (clay), granite and pine bark fines. I have all my plants in that mix except my crepe myrtle seedlings and my orchids, which are both in orchid mix.
• Roots: I wish I was good at root pruning! Since the plants have a decent shape already, I often repot the plants a little less shallow (exposing more roots) and/or into a slightly larger pot.
• Pots: I agree that pots make a big difference. I am a huge fan of terra cotta, but I couldn't find any unglazed pots in the right price/size. I was fortunate to find those glazed ones at an affordable price locally. I know a lot of people would say that are too big, at least for displaying these plants, but they will give the roots space to grow!

I don't have any jades, but I see a lot of jades at a garden center near me. Are red horn trees hard to find or something? I see a lot of them at my local nursery. Or maybe it's not a real one? I want to buy it. It's 8 inches tall and it's red and green, and there's one that is white with a green stripe down the middle.

Lilika, it sounds like one is maybe Tricolor (the white and green one you mention), or some variegated jade. I don't know where you are - I know red horn trees are easy enough to find in Europe, but about the US I don't know. I'm a jade lover so naturally would encourage you to buy them, both types. You might as well start somewhere. :)

...and just in case you are not buying it, take a pic and post - it would be much easier to ID :) These 2 are both Tricolor, cuttings from same plant. In good sunlight, they often get pinkish- almost purple coloring - most often on underside of leaves and also on edges:

I'll try and buy it whenever I go to my friends house next time because the garden center is there. I hope no one buys it! The red horn tree has a bit of yellow on it. Is that a true red horn? Your jades look beautiful!

My red horns are nearly always totally yellow, they only carry red for a week or two, just as with my Hummel's Sunsets. It must be something to do with the type of light in different places around the world.

Finally getting some color in SoCal. I believe this is a plain old Jade.

I got an email notification about this thread. I had forgot all about it. It’s nice seeing the colorful plants this time of year

My plants never colored up since we when from warm days to freezing temps. Maybe next year.

I do want to thank Mike for sending me the cuttings! They are amazing and truly appreciated. They’re all cramed into my only decent southern window. Sorry for the poor picture

Rob I am so glad you like them. You will love them ever more when the spring comes and the sunlight colors them up!! They are looking great. Do provide lots of warmth and lights for them even now?

Great job buddy

Mike

My 'campfire' is looking impressive!

Crenda

Great color! Mine is more green than red :) - even under some lights.

Few plants with reasonable good color during dark Canadian winter:

Mike, I have them on a heat pad in a southern window. Can’t wait for warm weather to get them outside! Thanks again!

Another gollum(?)

Some winter color...

Return of Beauty...

Soaking up the sun...