Hi all! I haven't grown many cacti or succulents so I know very little about specific cultural care for different species and types. I had one small cactus 5 years ago that I managed to flower. It was the first time I've had a cactus produce flowers in front of me and it was such a spectacle. I didn't know how beautiful it could be. I had an owner for a flower shop help me repot it when I knew little about gardening unfortunately and they soaked the pot it was put in. The cactus was much too small for such a large pot to be soaked and the soak killed my beautiful little cactus.

I've finally gotten over my sadness for my passed cactus (kinda) and started looking around for any cacti I like the looks of. But after seeing the color changes of everyone's jade trees on this forum, I now want a jade plant too! I was shopping around IKEA and noticed one last jade plant that looked horrible and beat up. The tops of the stems looked like it was ripped apart and I found a fallen leaf in the pot.. needless to say I took it for experimentation I swear! I've never grown jades before nor have I grown succulents. Strictly cacti and so I wanted to see if I'd be able to grow it well enough to purchase a variety I really like. I also don't know what types of jades are out there but I prefer the more rounded compact leaves. I can't tell them apart yet though. So in the end I stuck the leaf in some old soil and put it in a sunny window. I read the FAQ about jades and it suggests I do not water the leaf cutting and to only let it sit in the soil. Is that the best way for the leaf to sprout roots? This soil is all I had laying around but if it gets established I'll repot it into a mixture with lots of perlite

Also, are there any good websites to see the different jade shapes and colors out there? The jades in the plant shops are usually green so I don't know what color they end up