Sometimes, the leaves can have red blushing around the edges. In hot tropical climates, jade trees have thick woody stems and smooth shiny green or yellowish leaves. These succulents can have a tree-like appearance and in the wild they can grow up to 8 ft. As an indoor plant, jade plants or trees are prized for their ornamental value.
Small jade plants grow well in containers and are very easy to look after. Some types of jades Crassula have branches like small trees and coin-shaped leaves. Other varieties of jade are low-growing with thick succulent pencil-shaped or spiky leaves.
Depending on how much sunlight they get, the succulent leaves of jades can have red markings around the edges. Some jade cultivars may have yellowish-green leaves and others have bluish-green leaves. Under the right conditions, jade plants also flower. To see flowers bloom on your jade plants, the nights should be cool and the days bright. Also, dry conditions are needed for a jade plant to flower. This usually happens naturally during the winter.
But, if you want your jade plant to blossom with pinkish-white star-shaped flowers in the spring, you can try and mimic these conditions at home. Crassula ovata is a succulent that can grow both indoors and outdoors and has pale flowers. The most popular of all the types of jade plants is the species Crassula ovata , or money plant. Some people also refer to this jade plant as the money tree because it can have a tree-like appearance. The money plant has jade-green obovate tear-shaped succulent leaves that grow to between 1.
The leaves can be so numerous that they can make the money plant look like a lush indoor shrub. The best place in your home for a money plant is in a bright location away from direct sunlight. Money plants have dainty white-pink flowers in the shape of a star and they usually bloom in winter.
This bushy succulent has elongated oval leaves that have lime green and yellowish stripes. As the name of this jade plant implies, the succulent leaves look like long thin fingers. The short branches and multitude of leaves give this Crassula cultivar a shrubby appearance. Expect it to grow up to 3 ft. The golden jade tree has lime green-yellow leaves with red edges. Rather there are two different kinds of jade -- jadeite and nephrite.
They differ in chemical composition and crystal structure, as well as hardness. For more information on the differences, see our article on Jadeite and Nephrite. All of the jade mined in China is nephrite.
Indeed until about years ago the vast majority of Chinese jade was nephrite. Jadeite is the rarer and more valuable variety, and the chief deposits are in Burma Myanmar , not in China. Nephrite occurs mainly in white and gray, with variants in dark green, reddish brown and black. The most common nephrite color is white. Jadeite occurs in a wider range of colors, including green, lavender, yellow, black and white.
The most common color for jadeite is a pale green. However, the most valuable jade is the emerald green imperial jade , a rare translucent to semi-transparent jadeite containing chromium. Imperial jade comes mainly from the Hpakan-Tawmaw jade tract in Kachin province in northern Burma. Only the highest grade jadeite with an even bright green color and a high degree of translucency is given the designation "imperial jade. The term Type A jade is often thought to be a grading term indicating the highest grade of jade.
In fact the grades of A, B and C refer only to jadeite treatments and do not address any other quality parameters such as color, clarity or luster.
Note that these grades are used for jadeite only and are not applied to the less valuable nephrite. The treatment grades are defined as follows:. No treatment is observed. May be polished with colorless wax. Type A jadeite is completely natural and is the most valuable and rarest type of jade.
You'll be amazed how many different types of jade plants there are. We set out 18 different kinds along with photo examples and detailed write-ups. Jade Plants are native to South Africa and Mozambique and are a popular houseplant around the world. It is formally known as Crassula Ovata and is colloquially referred to as the money tree, the money plant, or the lucky plant. Its popularity as a houseplant is initially rose due to the fact that it needs very little care to survive and can endure in most indoor conditions.
It is a succulent plant that requires very little water to survive in the summer, and even less in winter. Therefore, it is susceptible to overwatering. If placed in the sun, it can garnish a pink or bright red tinge around the leaves. In extreme cases, the green color of the plant is completely lost and is replaced by a faded yellow. Known for its thick branches, green color, smooth leaves, and the pink and white flowers that bloom atop those, the Jade Plant is found in many varieties around the world.
Many of these varieties have been cultivated over the years, and many cultivars cultivated varieties have been awarded with accolades. Table of Contents. Commonly known as the Silver Dollar Jade, or the Blue Buddha Bush, it is known for its silvery-blue leaves and succulent shrub. It is a slow-growing plant with burgundy edges.
The flowers that grow from its tips are long lasting and appear during the autumn-winter period. It has mixtures of aqua, cream, green, and red.
Its maximum height hovers around 50 centimeters, and its size can be reduced via containerization. The Undulatifolia variety of Crassula Arborescens was first observed in and was introduced into the market place soon after. It has a bonsai-like feel to it, and the waxy leaves make it stand out from other plants. It also has foliage all year round. The Crassula Agentea Gollum is commonly known as Lady Fingers because of its curiously protruding, finger-like glossy green leaves.
They are cylindrical in shape and red at the tips. Waxy , vitreous. Due to lack of visible crystals, cleavage is rarely observed.
Mineral Class. Jadeite or Nephrite Nephrite can be either Actinolite or Tremolite. Jade has been an important gemstone throughout history, especially among the Chinese and Latin American cultures. Ancient carved figures have been found from these societies, where the value of Jade was sometimes worth even more than of Gold. The name Jade is derived from the Spanish phrase "Piedra de Ijada", which means "Stone of the Hip", as this stone was used as a metaphysical protection against kidney disease by the ancient societies.
Jadeite is composed tightly packed microscopic crystals, and Nephrite is composed of extremely dense mineral fiber s that are interlocked and very tough. Of the two Jade forms, Nephrite is more softer and more prone to scratches, and Jadeite is not as dense and is more prone to chipping. Of the two, Nephrite is the more common form. Jadeite is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain due to a trade embargo emplaced by the U. Jade gemstones are often multicolored or mottled. A white and light green color combination is a very common form, and darker stones usually have black mottling.
Uniformly colored stones are less common. Deeper colored stones are more valuable, and the most valuable form is called Imperial Jade , which is emerald-green in color and translucent.
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