Amazing! Nice color!

I thought I had a 'hobbit'....now I'm not so sure.

Josh

Sooo Pretty, nice show Stan!

The color is great & I'm especially intrigued w/ the red rings on the circular (hobbit) tips of the leaves, very nice!

Absolutely Beautiful! I love the colors, I have a couple that I just bought, maybe in a few years mine will bloom. Thanks for posting the pictures. Very Nice...

Nice Eye Candy!! That's beautiful!

Very nice.

That is so cool lookin, and pretty! Very nice Stan!!
How long will it bloom for?
Daniella

Most beautiful! Another plant to add to the want list.
Mike

Stan (and Josh...) I think what you have there is actually the sport 'Skinny Fingers.' My understanding is that if it has more tips that are pointy rather than cupped, it's 'Skinny Fingers." If more are cupped, then it's 'Hobbit.' I have both, and neither has ever bloomed for me, and I'd never seen a pic of them in bloom, so I wasn't sure sports DID bloom. Now I know! Thanks for giving me hope!

Denise in Omaha

Oops! I always get 'Hobbit' and 'Gollum' mixed up! It's 'Gollum' that has the tubular leaves with cupped lips, not 'Hobbit.' 'Hobbit' has leaves that look like a miniture Jade but they kind of fold under. Here's a pic of a small 'Hobbit' for comparison...
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Just wanted to correct myself! Someday, I'll actually remember which is which...

Denise in Omaha

I'm going to take photos of my jades so I can get 'em sorted out once and for all! Ha!
I've seen the cupped jades called both 'hobbit's pipe' and 'gollum'...which added to my confusion.

Sorry for the fuzzy/darkish picture (and for hijacking your thread, Stan!), but is this a 'hobbit'?
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Josh

oop.It's Gollum . Aren't both forms Crassula ovata?..Dont believe for a second the cold rating on that site of 15f and zone 8b. Below 32f look out...

I think they are sports of Crassula ovata, Stan. Hobbit, Gollum, Skinny Fingers, and then, of course, plants with *mixed* characteristics. Gollum seems to trumpet toward its suction cup leaf-tip, whereas your beautiful plant seems to have the narrowed (skinny) fingers toward the tip.

Hopefully Denise will straighten me out ;)

Josh

Right, Josh. (Believe it or not, I had to go back and check again!!!) I just can't keep them straight. Does anyone have a trick for keeping them straight?? I can usually make an assosiation, but I've figured none out with these...

Stan, yes they're all sports of Crassula ovata. I can't resist any of them... My favorite thing about my 'Skinny Fingers' is the weirdly bizzare leaves I'll get now and then, what looks like two leaves that joined, so they're flatish and then divide at the end. Very cool! I'll have to see if I have one on my biggest 'SF' tomorrow a.m. and take a pic to show if I do.

I can never seem to shut up about Jades...

Denise in Omaha

I can't wait to get a 'skinny fingers' and 'hummel's sunset'! The more pictures you folks wish to share the better!

And happy New Year!

Josh

Searched the net and cannot find a source for "Skinny Fingers". Can anyone help me? Please, please :-)
Mike

Josh,

I can help you with Hummel's sunset. Be glad to send you a small one when weather warms up in the spring.

Mike,

I would also love to get a hold of skinny fingers. let me know if you find s source.

randy

You are a good man, Randy. Thanks.

Wish I had something to offer but I just started this year seriously collecting. Will find something by spring.

Mike

Thanks, Randy, that would be incredible!

I'll keep my eyes peeled for 'skinny fingers,' as well.

Josh

Here is another link about the different Crassula ovatas out there.

Here is a link that might be useful: useful link