help! Crassula ovata 'Tricolor' dying?
Ruttiger (5b Upstate NY)
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Jade tree (Crassula ovata & arborescens) as bonsai ... pics
Comments (72)Hi Ben.. I live in a 3rd story apartment in London Over the past few years I have been growing some Crassula to provide partial window screening.. My original plan was to have them shaped something like African savannah trees. It has sort of worked.. Although not strictly savannah like, this one has turn out best I think.. One problem I have is the older leaves tend to fold down, which is not bad, but not so savannah like. I would prefer if they were more horizontal. Any advice on that? Great page by the way, there are many useful tips here.. Ian...See MoreCrassula ID + Ideal Medium
Comments (3)Nice haul you have there! Yes, we've all been there, getting more than we "planned". =) It would be nice to see the plants individually, more clear pix-maybe in better light(?). I can give you some IDs...others, I need better pix. :) In your 1st pic: First 2 may both be Crassula arborescens ssp. undulatifolia. You may need to let them grow more to be certain of this. 3rd colorful one, could be several...best to wait, or better pic to figure out Bottom row, as you know, Crassula ovata 'Gollum'. With such long leaves, looks odd for a Crassula, but could also be a Senecio or a Sedum. Waiting for more growth/flowers would help ID. Second pic: First does not look like a Crassula to me from this view. Looks more like a Grapto-something, or Echeveria. Better pic might tell different story. Top right looks like Crassula rupsestris (perhaps even a subspecies of). Bottom left is Crassula ovata 'Tricolor'. Middle, need better pic. Possibly a C. nudicaulis or platyphylla, but hard to say from that pic. Last is C. falcata, as you surmised. =) As for soil used in pots...we can grow these in the ground here, but the ones I have in pots are more like bonsai (stunted growth). I really think they could take whatever soil you decide to give them. BUT, I don't live where you do (whatever your conditions), so it's best you get advice on these from someone who lives in similar conditions. Good luck!...See MoreVariegated Ovata Jades: let's understand at the names
Comments (13)Ben, I can't write you! Up a bit your mail! Yes, Nr. 3, 5 and 6 are Crassula ovata Variegata but without exact cultivar names. Is the 'Beauty Return' really the 'Lemon&Lime'? I don't like the name 'Lemon&Lime' because too many plants have this cultivar name. Are the 'Alba Variegata' and 'Luteo Variegata' the cultivar names? No, they aren't. Cultivar name must not contain the word as "variegata". But I agree №3 will named 'Alba' and №5 will named 'Luteo' without "variegata". So №6 will named 'Chanchu' or 'Chinese Toad' (with coin in mouth) :) Ben, I don't consider Minor variegata here, because I have not them :( Only Ovata and Obliqua cultivars. Christopher, I'm sorry. I talked here about cultivars and no about leaf shape and size depending on the conditions. Your cutting of the 'Hummel's Ghost' is excellent and very interesting. All the best Oksana....See MoreCrassula Ovata Tricolor Jade leaf drop
Comments (14)Thanks everyone! Seems like there is an okay chance the whole plant won't go down the same way as that branch/stem. My hypothesis is that it's sensitive to changes in its watering schedule. The first cutting I had was 3-4 leaves in extremely wet peaty soil, after repotting to granite/perlite/floor dry, that one shriveled up within a week. (After seeing rina's experiences, maybe it was just a living dead). For this one, I watered it a little late... Nicholas- That makes sense, I will probably rot it if I suddenly drown the semi-dead roots with tons of water. I'll try to figure out what moderate water it needs (e.g. pour it near the affected stem or not). I see why you're guessing fungal, this plant did come with some iffy brown spots that I ignored after I didn't see them spread/didn't see any creepy crawlies but who knows...I should make sure they actually are not spreading.. Christopher- That's a smart move, this is my second try at the tricolor...Not sure I can bear this one shriveling up on me as well..or rotting..ugh. Especially after it was making all this nice new growth. Fine line between neglect and too much neglect. I feel like nurseries with the gigantic potted specimens hardly take care of theirs... Oo that reminds me of this one I saw in NJ: rina- That is just really cool, I did not know this jade could continue to do so well after falling off. I do still have 4-5 leaves from my first try and they are technically still alive. Two of them (with a short stem) have rooted, the other (stemless leaves) ones are getting pinker...but not dead yet. It's intriguing to see in your first pic that it grew roots even though you didn't tuck it into the mix, and your mix is gritty too. I think I remember you said you don't really spray your cuttings either. Did you water/avoid watering that semi-shriveled cutting? I can't believe that stem budded in your second pic...that gives me a lot of hope. Sorry, many questions..! What is RH? (Room heat?...I know I'm going to feel silly once I find out the answer,) Do you continue to water with that method (until water comes out) even in winter with central heating on? kevin- But it's cool isn't it to see the new set of lithops leaves emerge from under. Very cycle of life/renewal.. When you say your older leaves drop first, did you mean your older tricolor jades leaves become crystallized/shriveled/absorbed first? Not that they also fell off like mine did? Now that I think about it...I don't think I've seen my tricolor absorb any old leaves yet...o_o hmm. My C ovata minor does it, but not the tricolor. That says something......See MoreRuttiger (5b Upstate NY)
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