There are so many plants that I love or want to love. It's so hard to figure out where to put them all. I remember when I first heard about Crassula ovata 'Undulata' (EuroAmerican has it as 'Jitters') from a post on Dirt Du Jour, heralded as the next great thing, I was actually unimpressed when I saw it in person for the first time. At some point I bought a few 4" pots and planted it up to see how it would look. Overtime I became more enamored, I started with this guy in a pot an in time it has earned my respect. Truth be told I like just about all the forms of the jade plant. They do grow so well in Southern California.
So, now I like it so much I want to really let it kick up its heals. The question is where?! I think I may have the place, right by the new screen in the outdoor dining area, should help to further define the space. I want to keep the area paired down, two varieties of plants max and one of them has to be a Sansevieria. The wavy jade will be a mounded contrast to the upright sword of the mother-in-law's tongue.
Being the frugal gardener that I am, I will be taking cuttings to get the look I want, not buying more plants.
Here's a look at the great texture you can get from this plant. It is also a bit glaucous which is nice and different, it also makes me wonder if is Crassula ovata... looks more like C. arborescens. And there is a cultivar called 'Blue waves' (name seems more appropriate than 'Jitters'. Anyway we like it!
So, now I like it so much I want to really let it kick up its heals. The question is where?! I think I may have the place, right by the new screen in the outdoor dining area, should help to further define the space. I want to keep the area paired down, two varieties of plants max and one of them has to be a Sansevieria. The wavy jade will be a mounded contrast to the upright sword of the mother-in-law's tongue.
Being the frugal gardener that I am, I will be taking cuttings to get the look I want, not buying more plants.
Here's a look at the great texture you can get from this plant. It is also a bit glaucous which is nice and different, it also makes me wonder if is Crassula ovata... looks more like C. arborescens. And there is a cultivar called 'Blue waves' (name seems more appropriate than 'Jitters'. Anyway we like it!
Crassula ovata 'Undulata'
Wavy babies
My Crassula ovata undulata 'Jitters' had a continual problem with brown scale. I was using a good spray from Lowe's but ran out. I moved and had to buy some from a local hardware store... It killed the plant. You have a great blog, and I will attempt to follow.
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