Jade Plant

anybody know if these little shoots are part of the main plant?
and anybody else grow these?

 

Very likely, they shoot out in all directions. Mine grows all over the place.

 

yeah I've got 8 plants on my desk, its just the fact it looks like a little seedling that threw me lol

 

A little patience Sean and you should be able to tell in a few days whether they have the same succulent type leaves as they grow a little more.

 

just impatient :(

 

They look like weed seedlings to me I'm afraid:WINK1:

 

yeah I just remembered when I was stripping them back to the roots and putting them in the lovely new soil the other day, I rested them on the soil of a raised bed.
so probably weeds lol

 

thought I'd post up some more photos, starts with what it looked like when I took it off my mum's hands and then the pile of cuttings, she didn't seem too chuffed at first lol

 

whoops it didnt upload the cuttings

 

Well cetainly enough cuttings there Sean..................you'll be overrun with Jade plants or money plants as I call them. Place them in your South-East corner of a room for good luck with money according to Feng Shui!

 

They take about 20-25 years before they will bloom ... well, mine was certainly that age as was my sister's and mine is a baby of hers !!!! Sis gave me a baby in +/- 1979/80 and we moved here in 2001 and it took a couple of years after the move.

Here is mine the first year it bloomed in 2008 (it NEVER bloomed in the UK) ...





In my area here they are grown just as outdoor plants and are huge.

We have done very well since we moved here (financially) so maybe it's the money tree ... and then again, maybe it's not ... :WINK1:

 

You can actually propagate these by removing just a leaf, it will root and then produce a shoot.
They root themselves in the gravel in my greenhouse all over the place.

I find the trick to get them to flower is vitually no water in summer, or at least very dry.
In winter during mild spells a small amount of water will cause them to bud up and flower.
Oh and starvation helps flowers, they need to grow hard or you just get leafy growth.

 

Thanks Victoria and Pete. I have never seen them bloom. Leastwhile I cannot remember although it is possible on the nursery in the early days when we had one glass house which had all cactis and succulent plants and they all bloomed but that is so many years ago back in the 50/60s. Those were wonderful days to observe the different cacti and succulents but also all sorts of growing in the greenhouses. Thanking you bringing back those memories.

 

Never had a clue these plants flowered.

Might get one and try Petes advice though.

 

I'll probably give it a go too, next year, I'm guessing they need at least a few leaves to produce flowers lol