Weeping Jade, Trailing Jade, Vining Jade (Senecio jacobsenii)

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rjames236 Palm Bay, FL(Zone 9b) Aug 05, 2003

Common name: Weeping Jade, Trailing Jade, Vining Jade
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Senecio
Species jacobsenii

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/51535/

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suncatcheracres Old Town, FL Aug 06, 2003

Nice plant, and love the macrame hanger. I've been collecting these macrame hangers at garage sales--they are very hard to find--and even found an old 1970's book on how to make them. One day when I have a protected porch or a large indoor window I will get around to making one or two hangers, maybe in very bright colors.

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hkitty30 Apr 23, 2004

rjames236,

your jade looks beautiful! Mine is not doing so good. What's your secret? I bough mine a few months ago and the stems aren't any longer than when I bought it. Not only that, some of them are drying up and breaking off, others are getting mushy and separating. I think I made a terrible mistake by repotting it. It seems to have gone downhill since then. How can I revive it?

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Degarotty North Ipswich, Qld, Australia Jul 16, 2007

HiHkitty30,
With your discription of your plant, I would say that you need to look at how much you water it.
Being a succulent, they hold their water in their leaves. These plants are tough but when watering if you do not water correctly the leaves start to shrivel, as you are describing.

They only need a drink when the dirt is completely dry.
You give them a big drink (to completely wet the dirt), then you do not water again until the dirt is dry. The shriveling of the leaves leads me to think they do not have enough water.

Also check for spider mite by checking it out for cobwebs. If it has cobwebs then try to find the little bugger's and send them to heaven. lol.

In the meantime, I would take off two nice plump leaves and pot them in cacti & succulent potting mix. That way if you save your plant, you will also be starting two new one's.

I am not an expert, I do have this plant and I read allot on Cacti & Succulents.
Keep me updated on how you are going.
Give your plant a good big drink, then do not water again until the dirt is dry.
Good Luck, it's a fab plant.
This is a photo of my plant.

Debi.

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mistygardener Saint James, MO(Zone 6b) Nov 24, 2007

WOW, I hope mine grows up to look like these! :)

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tadams51 Peterborough, Canada Jul 30, 2014

The weeping jade i'm caring for leaves are mostly yellow. I've tried watering less and more with not really any change. Thought maybe a fertilizer. Any suggestions?

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