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Moving jade plants -- which changes are normal?

13 years ago

I recently divided up some clumps of jade plants I'd bought at BB stores, as they'd outgrown their dormitory-style housing ;) I was out of room for all the pots, so I gave some to friends and moved some others to my work (one each of Crosby's compact mini, Ripple jade, and Gollum jade). I work in a laboratory, so I can't really keep plants in places other than on a south-facing windowsill in my office area.

Obviously this is a big shock for them and they have to adapt to a lot of changes, after living on artificial light in my apartment. The mini jade and Ripple jade both seem happy and have taken on some additional color -- the undersides of the mini's leaves have purpled up, as well as the upper stems of the Ripple jade. Am I right in thinking that this is a good sign?

The Gollum jade doesn't seem as happy with the move and has developed some slight wrinkling in its lower leaves. Should I put a piece of paper or something in front of it, to help it adjust to the more intense light?

I couldn't get a good picture of the Gollum jade that really showed the wrinkling, so here's a picture of the Ripple jade instead. You can really see the color change on the upper stem, peeking above one of the lower leaves.

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