You know the blue aloe with red flowers in the back? Mine was going nice and all of a sudden the flower stalk just drooped down and is just resting on the ground now, never got up. Its sad because a year ago it flowered and I got a beautiful pup growing mid way from the stalk. Not sure what happened.

Nice flowers though.

HI 0nametaken0

The blue aloe is a John Beck hybrid blooming for over a month.

I find flower stalks damage easily if moved and will collapse

Crenda this jade wasn't to happy mid October and I decided to repot and didn't water for a week but left it by an open window for two weeks [ by accident ] before turning on the heat.

probly 25 degree temp change from day to night. only one of fifty to bloom.

Richard

This is the only one of my several jades that flowered for me this season. It's looked like this for more than a month. Not certain why none of the others followed suit.

Richard

Great plants again - blooming or not. You are a 'secret expert'. All of your plants are very healthy looking, and you have quite a variety. Keep posting pls.

Crenda

Nice blooms on that aloe, and the gasterias with so many pups.

Howard

Friends of mine have Jade about same size as yours, theirs blooms every year. They keep it outside while weather permitting, bring it in for the winter. Temps very similar to yours.

Is that the huge jade you were giving major haircut not so long ago?

Rina

No, Rina. This is made from cutting I took several years ago from my large plant of which you speak, because my daughter wanted a jade for herself. After about a year she said it was too large for her small apartment and gave it back. She recently was visiting and couldn't believe how large it has become.

Richard, you have 50 jades?? You are my hero.

Daniel

HI Daniel

on one shelf

Richard

Very nice looking plants guys. How old is that jade?

new contest: the most jade you can fit in a single photo.

Start the thread then, Daniel, and give out the rules. How do you plan to do the jade count?

if this one dosent win ILL take another tomorrow.

Thats wins the, "I dont know where to focus my eye balls" award.

Excellent, Richard! I think you win!

Y'all got me curious, so I went out and counted my jades. I have 43 potted up and 15 cuttings waiting for me to do something - and they've been laying there so long they have some nice roots already started. On the other hand, I only have 6 different types of jades. (I just can't throw away a clipping!)

Here's an old photo of about 25 plants -

And to think - in the beginning . . .

And yikes! They are not blooming and I am getting way off topic here. So here's my desert rose plants - still looking ok.

Mine this weekend...

Christopher

Christopher

Margaret, I was not being very serious, but I figured it might produce a few fun photographs. I don't have the energy to debate about rules and so won't be starting any contests. I hope no one feels like they were misled.

Richard, Crenda, stupendous! I think you are both winners :)

Daniel

I have nothing much to speak of, but since I started this I offer a group picture as well. Here are some of my babies last time I got them all together, and a few close ups. Give me a few years, I'll have a jade forest. There's more than this already, they keep multiplying and I keep finding leaves with plantlets and cuttings with roots in corners of the room. I collect small pots, many more to fill.

Daniel

Very good looking plants, thanks for sharing! Here's mine... :-)

Fun post, and @oldstumpy1 I have to say I really enjoy your appreciation of blooms, and I am amazed at the collections!! I wish I had more time to pick all of the "knowledgable and thoughtful" succulent cacti leaders in this forum, such a wealth of info and I can't get over how thoughtful all of you are about answering newbie questions!! Blessings Mary

succulentsunshine, Daniel, I just love your plants.