It looks like a jade to me. I've never seen the heart shaped leaves. If it's a mutation, it's a very cool one. I tried googling it, found nothing.
Maybe someone else has seen this before.

Thanks for your response, hansrobo.
I thought it is kind of jade plant too at first. Then remember had seen somewhere saying that Crassula leaves are 2 in a pair instead of 3. Maybe a hybrid of jade and something else? But I don't know which succulent plant has heart shaped leaf. Any hint of the possible hybrid parents will be a great help too.

lilydl

it could very well be a mutation of a jade. if there were many of them where you got it, it may be something else. where did you get it? i like it whatever it is. here is a link that may be useful.

Here is a link that might be useful: Crassula obliqua mutation

Quite nice whatever it is. I would pick one of those up too if I saw it.

Thanks Jade_man and Paul, for liking it. Jade_man, your mutated jade looks so nice, just fabulous.
This little plant was a surprise to me when I bought other jade cuttings from 'carol_theplantlady' on ebay. It's not on her listing, and the seller stated all the cuttings she is selling are from her own garden. I tried to inquire some info from the seller but haven't received any.
I digged it out today to see how it is doing (really not a good habit, I know(: just can't help) and saw several tiny white roots already sprouted out. I just potted it up several days ago (or maybe it already stayed as a cutting at seller's place for a while?!). Since it is so easy to root, I am more convinced it is probably very close related to jade.

Lily, maybe you the first one who own it on this forum....I never see one like it.
It is beautiful anyway with heartshape leaves.
Marie

Hi Lily,

Yes, it's charming whatever it is. I'd give it a few more days for other Crassula knowledgeable folks to come along.

Yes, pls. don't unpot it to check the roots again, that breaks the fine little roots that have just started to grow after repotting. As soon as you see new growth, you can be certain rooting has taken place.

The reality of genetically-modified succulents cannot be discounted (half-kidding).

I too agree that it's some form of Crassula ovata, but I guess with its main difference being the leaves' indentations (whatever that's called botanically), it could be a different species.

I wonder what that is, too, Lily. It's nicely grown, and as Karen suggests, don't depot it, just let it be and it will grow better for you. When in doubt, 'don't' is usually the best response when in the thick of succulent plants.

Marie, thanks for your comment. I really hope it can grow up quickly so more people can share and enjoy its beauty.

Pirate_girl, thanks for your advice. I got to practice my patience, not having much though.

By my observation, visible new growth is probably not a priority when a plant is rooting - I mean, as a cutting the leaves shivel up more or less first, after the root began to show (knew it due to the bad habit), the old leaves restore their firmness a little bit while the root contine to establish. Maybe the visible new growth will only happen when the root is pretty much well established. If this is true, I really need a lot of patience try not to hurt the young plants. Need to tie my hands up. (:

lily

You just need more plants. ;-) The more you have to care for, the easier to distract yourself from tucking on things that shouldn't be tucked.

(I confess, I do it too sometimes.)

That cutting is adorable, congrats and good luck with it.

Cactus..., that's a wild guess, but it might be very true! And thanks for the advice, I will try hard to not to depot it anymore.

Citosa, I had the same thought that more plants will help to keep me busy and less harass to them, and that's the very reason now I have ran out of room for any more. :(

For the little plant, as it shed its lower leaves, I suddenly notice that the trunk doesn't have the charactistic rings on jade trunk, and to me the way it shed the old leaves is more like those of Sedum or Echeveria. (Sorry everyone, the pictures above don't show much of its trunk so it may be very misleading). So now I tends to believe it is a hybrid of something, naturely or genetically made. However, thanks so much everyone for your input. Hopefully it can branch easily so I can propagate it sooner.

lily

I still think it's mutated jade. Your cutting is a fresh one, all new growth. In your second photo, we can see how the leaves are attached to the trunk, wrapping around to meet each other. That is a characteristic of Crassula ovata. Your rings will show at each place the leaves meet and become more distinguished as the cutting matures.

Echeverias, Sedums, Aeoniums, Pachyphytum all have leaves that meet the trunk like this. (separated with edges that wrap inward)
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Here's a photo of one of my Jades showing the leaf joint.
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The stem tells me it is an Aeonium and rather rare thick leaf form. Norma

Hanzboro, thanks for posting the pictures. Now I am quite sure it's not kind of jade, since its lower leaves joint the trunk more like your Aeonium (according to Norma?). Here is another side view of it. I have several hybrids have trunk like this. How can I neglect this important feature and think it's jade?! Yew...

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