Hi Xuan, that's a very nice Jade indeed! Nice and healthy...you did a great job growing it from a cutting.

I'm not positive...but from what I've read here and other sites I think it has mostly to do with how its grown, although I'm sure being mature has something to do with it as well. For instance if you received a cutting from a Jade that has bloomed before...I would venture a guess that little cutting given the right conditions and climate is also capable of blooming. An example was a cutting Josh received from Mike. A small cutting from a Mother Jade that bloomed.

I also have what a consider a mature Jade, I've had it since January 07(almost 4 yrs) yet I've never had blooms. Another thing I read is they like some darkness at night sort of like Poinsettia along with the day shortening mixed with very dry soil and very cool temps at night...and of course somewhere in there plenty of sun during the day too. Yet, armed with all this great info...I've yet to see blooms on my Jades :o(

If I'm wrong please correct me...

Good luck Xuan...maybe this is our year to get lucky...or maybe not :o)

Howdy, Xuan and Pug!

Xuan, that's a very nice and fat Jade.
I don't know if it's mature enough yet, but it will be one day! ;)

Nancy is correct. Last October, I received a cutting from Mike's mature Mother plant.
That little cutting already had the "signal" to bloom, I guess, because it bloomed in December.

This year, I have more anecdotal evidence to add to my hypothesis: cuttings from mature,
previously blooming plants are more likely to bloom while still relatively small cuttings.

This March, I received a couple cuttings from John's mature Mother plant. The cuttings
were rooted in a super-gritty Pumice mix in a small lotus-shaped bonsai pot. Just yesterday,
I noticed that one of the cuttings is sending up a flower-spike. I already e-mailed John to
let him know, so I'm not spoiling the surprise.

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Josh

Oh Josh, That is SO exciting! Congrats...looking forward to more pictures once they open. I'm so happy for you!

Hello Pug and Josh

Thanks for the information. If I remember correctly, I've got this cutting from a blooming mother Jade in California: When I was walking our dog then, I saw a few branches of this jade dropped to the ground and... the rest was history.
This is a photo of the mother.

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I'm thinking of giving my Jade a dose of bloom-booster fertilizer. What do you think?

Xuan

Xuan, I loved every single one of your succulents. You had not only one green thump but 10 green thumps.

That's a lovely and Huge Jade Hedge...maybe you'll get a very nice surprise and it blooms for you!

Xuan, I'm not a big fan of the bloom booster fertilizers...the middle number if very high and I believe is way too much for plants and an overkill. You can certainly give it some fertilizer...but maybe an all purpose one instead of a very high phosphorus one like a bloom booster. I would only add 1/2 or less of the recommended dosage. Although it might back fire on you and put out new growths instead of blooms...that's a risk you might encounter fertilizing them now? Just a guess? Good luck!

Great hedge of Jade, Xuan!
What month did you see these blooms?

I agree with Nancy that a bloom booster can do more harm than good.
I, too, would recommend a 1/2 or 1/4 strength dose of a more balanced fertilizer,
if you intend to fertilize.


Josh

Thanks, Nancy. I will take it easy with the fertilizer though.

Josh, that photo was taken on December 31st, 2006 in California. During that time of year, all jade plants in the area were loaded with blooms like the one in the photo. Incredible, isn't it?

ltran: thanks very much for your kind comment.

That is prime blooming season for outdoor Jades!
I wish we could grow them outdoors up here in the foothills...but it's too cold.

What is the weather like right now, Xuan?

Josh