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chitralekha P

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Jul 5, 2011, 1:23:34 AM7/5/11

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Please identify this common shade plant. Shrub and succulent.

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Chitralekha

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amit chauhan

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Jul 5, 2011, 1:27:24 AM7/5/11

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Hi,

It is Portulacaria afra

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ajinkya gadave

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Jul 5, 2011, 1:36:48 AM7/5/11

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amit jee this is not Portulacaria afra this is

Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)

amit chauhan

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Jul 5, 2011, 1:40:32 AM7/5/11

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Hi,

Ajinkya ji I think Crassula ovata is different plant please recheck.

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ajinkya gadave

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Jul 5, 2011, 1:44:56 AM7/5/11

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yes amit jee

thanks for correction this is portulacaria afra

Chitralekha

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Jul 5, 2011, 2:17:21 AM7/5/11

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Thank you Amitji and Ajinkyaji.

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Satish Phadke

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Jul 6, 2011, 2:13:16 AM7/6/11

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Portulacaria afra
Native of South Africa. In nature can grow tall to 10-12 feet.
Family : Portulacaceae.
Satish Phadke

On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 10:53 AM, chitralekha P <p_chit...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

Ushadi micromini

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Jul 8, 2011, 1:48:57 AM7/8/11

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Dear All: I know this plant as dawrf / miniature Jade plant..
NOT RELATED BOTANICALLY to the "real" jade plant...

Both make nice Bonsai habits, there in lies the rub... confusion...
but look closely and the differential diagnosis is not so difficult...
the bark is distinctly different and internodes etc etc...
And if you the flowers once will never forget them...
Crassula ovata puts on a spectacular show of masses of white flowers
on green peduncles
and the
Portulacaria afra gets sparse small pink flowers on pink peduncles .

Univ of Hawaii has nice pictures
http://www.hear.org/starr/images/image/?q=100803-8611&o=plants
and http://www.hear.org/starr/images/search/?q=crassula+ovata&o=plants.

SO dawrf jade plant is : ** Portulacaria afra , Family:
Portulaceae .
and the "real" Jade plant is : ** Crassula ovata , Family:
Crassulaceae
Thanks for showing this plant..
Usha di
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On Jul 6, 11:13 am, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Portulacaria afra *

> Native of South Africa. In nature can grow tall to 10-12 feet.
> Family : Portulacaceae.
> Satish Phadke
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