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Jade, Bad-Hair-Day

Crassula muscosa (C. lycopodoides)

Cold Tolerance: Zone 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Shade to Full Sun
Height: 6in. x 12in.
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Jar-Gems"""""""" TM, Garden Railroads, Bonsai, Container, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental

Mark's common name may reveal his quirky sense of humor, but if you saw the haphazard growth pattern you'd chuckle and agree. It may be a slow growing jade only a weird plant collector could love, but if you're looking for a Southwest scene in container, ground or outdoor railroad set-up, here's your miniature saguaro cactus stand-in.

Jade, Bonsai Tree

Crassula sarcocaulis

Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to P-Shade
Height: 12x12in.
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Jar-Gems"""""""" TM, Garden Railroads, Bonsai, Container, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental

Clearly its common name demonstrates how easy it is to have bonsai look with not much intervention. It grows into a tree on its own. While it'll eventually reach 3 feet or more, you have many years to play around with it before you have to haul out a wine barrel sized container.

Jade, Gollums Trumpet

Crassula X 'Gollum'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to P-Shade
Height: 12x12in.
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses:Jar-Gems"""""""" TM, , Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Topiary

Just as odd looking as Lord of the Ring's ""Smeagol"", imagine a normal Jade Plant but with the leaves rolled up giving the overall appearance of fluted rolls of wrapping paper stashed vertically in a small wastebasket. Geez! I wish we could afford that nice digital camera about now! Use it as a ""tree"" for a dish garden or an interesting strawberry jar topper.

Jade, Mini Pine Tree

Crassula tetragona

Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to P-Shade
Height: 3 x 3 Feet
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses:Jar-Gems"""""""" TM, , Alpine Rockery, Baskets, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Topiary

Fast growing, pointed cigar-shaped leaves encircle the stem creating a kind of Ponderosa Pine looking Jade Tree.

Jade, Mini Pine Tree 5 in.

Crassula tetragona

Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to P-Shade
Height: 3 x 3 Feet
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses:Jar-Gems"""""""" TM, , Alpine Rockery, Baskets, Bonsai, Garden Railroads, Hedges/Shrubs, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Topiary

Fast growing, pointed cigar-shaped leaves encircle the stem creating a kind of Ponderosa Pine looking Jade Tree.

Jade, Tiger

Crassula picturata

Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to P-Shade
Height: 2in. x 12
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses:Jar-Gems"""""""" TM, Container, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden

Dime sized, shield shaped, dark green leaves spotted and striped in black, make a perfect background for the red flower buds which open a pale pink and white. Great houseplant in the north and ""Jar Gem"" during our growing season.

Jade, Tiny Bush

Monanthus subcrassicaulis

Cold Tolerance: Zone 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Sun to P-Shade
Height: 4in. x 12
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Flowers: Middle Summer
Common Uses:Jar-Gems"""""""" TM, Container, Garden Railroads, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental

Dark green, also black, 1/4 inch, miniature, ""pickle"" leaves form small bushes and are a great contrast in color next to ""Aeonium Variegated"" in your strawberry jar or shrub in a mini landscape.

Jade, Totally Tubular

Crassula tubulifolia

Cold Tolerance: Zone 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Shade to Full Sun
Height: 18in. x 18in.
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Jar-Gems TM, Garden Railroads, Bonsai, Container, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental

Care for this as you would any other Jade with the advantage of slower growth allowing a few years in a mini landscape indoors. Like all our tender perennials in Ohio, we free these plants to the outdoors each Summer. More tree-like than ""Hobbit"" and totally tubular -man.

Jade, Totally Tubular 5in.

Crassula tubulifolia

Cold Tolerance: Zone 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Shade to Full Sun
Height: 18in. x 18in.
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Jar-Gems TM, Garden Railroads, Bonsai, Container, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental

Care for this as you would any other Jade with the advantage of slower growth allowing a few years in a mini landscape indoors. Like all our tender perennials in Ohio, we free these plants to the outdoors each Summer. More tree-like than ""Hobbit"" and totally tubular -man.

Jade, Variegated

Crassula argentea 'Variegata'

Light: Sun-P.Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 2 x2 Feet
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Jar-Gems TM, Houseplants, Container, Ornamental,

Take a clue from its species: argentea which refers to silver or white. Artistic strokes of creamy white shimmer to almost silvery highlights in the summer sun while the airbrushed pink margins deepen in hue. With such natural beauty and tolerance of our dry winter home, I don't mind scooping it into a container for our pleasure in December after we've enjoyed it outdoors in the warm months.

JAR GEM

Common Uses:Alpine Rockery, Container, Garden Railroads, Groundcover, Miniature/Faery Garden, Ornamental, Walk About

Stuffing vigorously rooting strawberries in those multi-orificed jars is like shoving Winnie the Pooh through the rabbit hole. Roots fill the container quickly, and require thrice a day watering. Dust off the jars and bring them back to overflowing life with little care during the growing season by selecting plants appropriate, even lustful, for those challenging conditions. “Jar Gems”TM. are our collection of great looking flowering and foliage plants, many of which are hardy, that will grow and thrive in these tough containers. Remember, that for great looking containers, we recommend that you repeat some of your selections. You can find full descriptions of these plants throughout the catalog, or let us put together a combination for you (just tell us how many “pockets your jar has and where you’ll place the jar) at a nice price savings.

Jasmine, World's Smallest

Jasminum parkeri

Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Shade to P-Shade
Height: 6in. x 18
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic
Flowers: Early Summer to Late Summer to Middle Summer
Common Uses:Bonsai, Container, Garden Railroads, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary

Popular for bonsai because with minimum care, it can easily be trained and also generously blooms in June with a mass of bright yellow, miniature trumpets. Look out! Tiny, dark green leaves form a wild tangled mass if left unpruned. Hardy to Zone 5, IF protected with a consistent layer of snow.

Jasmine, World's Smallest-2year

Jasminum parkeri

Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b 7a 7b 8a 9a 9b-11
Light: Sun-P.Shade to P-Shade
Height: 6in. x 18
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic
Common Uses:Bonsai, Container, Garden Railroads, Houseplants, Miniature/Faery Garden, Topiary

Popular for bonsai because with minimum care, it can easily be trained and also generously blooms in June with a mass of bright yellow, miniature trumpets. Look out! Tiny, dark green leaves form a wild tangled mass if left unpruned. Hardy to Zone 5, IF protected with a consistent layer of snow.

Joshua&austin

Jovibarba, Mini Hen & Chicks

Jovibarba hirta subsp. arenaria

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a
Light: Sun – P. Sun
Height: 1h x 3w inches
Water: Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Mini Shrub, Drought Tolerant Alpine

Drought smart plants come in all sizes as witnessed by these clusters of “baby chicks,” each only 3/4” across. So in a miniature vegetable garden you could easily separate the clumps and plant the chicks to look like tiny rows of cabbage. Like many sedum like plants, cold weather prompts a red cast over this groundcover.

Josh On Atv

Josh Langan, like his older brother, helped in the greenhouse from an early age, drawn to repairing and assembling equipment in the greenhouse. After completing his high performance technology degree (that is, building race cars), from the University of Northwest Ohio, he was snatched up as an engine builder for "Mast Motorsports," among the best engine building shops in America. Though we miss him deeply, we are so proud and thrilled he has found a home in Nacogdoches, Texas- a lovely, pine-forested part of NE Texas with many folks who appreciate fine, classical and/or loud vehicles. My formerly "3 year old cowboy," who always knew/wanted to end up in Texas, is living the dream!

KRIS HILTY’S JERK SEASONING

It is great on meat and any vegetable.

1 tablespoon onion flakes 2 teaspoons ground thyme 1 teaspoon dried parsley 1 teaspoon ground allspice 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper flakes 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon garlic powder 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeG 2 teaspoons sugar 2 teaspoons dried chives

Just mix together and season to taste