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Succulent plants are famous for their wide variety of unusual shapes. One is more curious than the other. Not by chance, many end up receiving affectionate nicknames, which often allude to fictional characters. In this context, scientific names end up being little known by the general public. Today's succulent, popularly called Shrek's ear in Brazil, is a classic example of this interesting diversity of plants with fun names, such as spoon jade, ET's fingers, finger jade and trumpet jade in other parts of the world.
Apparently, these different forms are the result of genetic mutations, commonly observed in cacti and succulents. Frequently, a given species undergoes alterations in its growth pattern, producing cultivars that are completely different in relation to the appearance of the type form.
In the case of the succulent Shrek's ear, the original species is Crassula ovata, whose most famous nickname is the jade plant. Due to genetic alterations that affected the way it grew, this succulent originated a completely different version, as shown in my photo above. It was agreed to call this variety with cylindrical leaves of Crassula ovata 'Gollum'. The ends are flat and marked by a concavity. This atypical shape, combined with its emerald green color, earned the plant the nickname of Shrek's succulent ear.
Both varieties of Crassula ovata, 'Gollum' and 'Hobbit', allude to characters in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. However, despite these subtleties in anatomical diversity, the two forms are often referred to indistinctly as Shrek's succulent ears. In addition, it is not uncommon to observe that the same plant has cylindrical and flattened leaves, simultaneously. Just as mutations that generate crystalline and monstrous forms can occasionally be reverted to the original form, Crassula ovata's 'Gollum' and 'Hobbit' cultivars seem to be somewhat unstable, genetically speaking, in order to coexist and interchange in the same plant. .
In my case, due to a lucky strike, I ended up purchasing a small pot with both varieties simultaneously in the same pot on my second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. A gift to myself to remember that moment. There is a wide range of cultivars of the Shrek ear and jade plant available on the market. Some have even been awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society, RHS, the British entity responsible for registering all hybrids and cultivars produced in the world.
The Crassula Ovata Gollum is a succulent native to South Africa and Mozambique. They usually thrive in cooler regions and are a popular houseplant. It is characterized by its long green leaves that have a reddish tinge at their tips. These plants can bloom and have flowers that can either be pink or white and have a star shape. They can grow up to 80 cm or 30 inches. They are evergreen succulents and are often a popular option for bonsai.
Also known as a Money tree (not that it's done me any good), Jade bushes are in flower at present with sweet, unassuming little flowers. After a good few photos, I think my phone's camera scrubs up quite well.
“—With me, the present is forever, and forever is always shifting, flowing, melting. This second is life. And when it is gone it is dead. But you can't start over with each new second. You have to judge by what is dead. It's like quicksand...hopeless from the start. A story, a picture, can renew sensation a little, but not enough, not enough. Nothing is real except the present, and already, I feel the weight of centuries smothering me. Some girl a hundred years ago once lived as I do. And she is dead. I am the present, but I know I, too, will pass. The high moments, the burning flash, come and are gone, continuous quicksand. And I don't want to die.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4kzGhDEURA
IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES – RONAN KEATING
Live in the present
forgive the past
but do not forget
learn the lessons it gifted to you
move ever forward into the light
of new horizons beckoning
do not look over your shoulder
lest you see the shadows of your former self
clinging to you like dark harbingers of doom
like crows picking at a carcass
stretching out your skin and feasting at an open wound
shed them as a tree in Winter sheds it's leaves
bare yourself to the bone; let your inner core ring true
silhouetted against the sky; stand tall
cast doubts to the four winds and with as many seasons
count your blessings and give thanks for all
you are still here
there is still time to make a difference
it may seem strange to say but what I want
is not to be singled out or highlighted in a hall of dubious fame
but what I wish is to go largely unnoticed beneath the radar
to walk among you with reticence mostly
when I have nothing much to say
and innermost thoughts serve better those around me
or scribe profound messages from time to time
that lift the hearts of those
for whom such words are well-intended
I wish to be small and still and quieter than a mouse
devoted to my art and music and poetry and life itself
in short I wish to clean my house albeit in part metaphorically
possessions of any kind stifle the creativity that lies within me
over-familiarity may breed contempt
or leave us temporarily blind
we come into this life with no expectations
we often leave it with such deep regrets
I want to leave it better than I found it
having enriched the earth and nature and people that I met
of course I am flawed by all the human frailties
that are common to us all
and so I set myself up to fail again and again and again and fall
but surely it is worth the risk of failure
if I can grow with each experience and overcome the pain
for in doing what is always easy
nothing can ever be changed or learned or gained
it is in doing the seemingly impossible
leaving nothing out; no stone unturned
and living life as fully as we can however much remains.
I wish you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year.
May all your wishes be fulfilled.
“So tell that someone that you love
Just what you're thinking of
If tomorrow never comes.”
- Ronan Keating, If Tomorrow Never Comes
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3rd April 2021:
I've been watching for when our Jade plant flower looked like it had completely flowered. Got there today, although there is another flower bud beginning to progress and a few other tiny buds popping up too.
The only sad thing is that it's the same colour as our Sedum and both live on the garden table which we see from the main room. But some bright yellow is better than nothing!
Today is : International Pillow fight day - nationaldaycalendar.com/international-pillow-fight-day-fi...
And for the Silly News we have that it's : National Find a Rainbow Day - nationaldaycalendar.com/national-find-a-rainbow-day-april-3/
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View Large On Black To See Why I Titled This "Shelter"
I took this plant inside the house... and that colorful background is my pool table cue rack with the pool balls in it...
I'll catch up later tonight on your stream guys... just going out and have dinner first at a friend's house... :)
Photos are not doing this justice but these are shots of a Money Tree (Russian Elm) in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia – like Ovoos, piles of rocks that people stop at the beginning and end of a journey to say a pray. Ovoos are usually made from rocks or from wood and often found at the top of mountains and in high places, like mountain passes but can take other forms like this tree. If you leave money at this tree you are supposed to receive great wealth – I left some money this fall and I’m still waiting for my riches!
Photos are not doing this justice but these are shots of a Money Tree (Russian Elm) in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia – like Ovoos, piles of rocks that people stop at the beginning and end of a journey to say a pray. Ovoos are usually made from rocks or from wood and often found at the top of mountains and in high places, like mountain passes but can take other forms like this tree. If you leave money at this tree you are supposed to receive great wealth – I left some money this fall and I’m still waiting for my riches!
I was very busy in the garden all Saturday afternoon weeding and planting. I finally sat down with a cold drink and something to nibble when I spotted this waterdrop. I had to haul myself up and go and get my camera - it always happens when I get time to myself - HMM!
For Macro Mondays' theme "Time"
Lunar New Year at the Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong.
This was a selection of the rabbit merchandise from the stalls.
Growing on a very small balcony/terrace on a ground floor apartment near town.
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The most popular way to raise money in Thailand is with the "money tree". Whether it's to build or improve a temple, a wedding or a funeral, people place their donation on a branch of the tree which is later given to the recipient.
Jade plant a.k.a. Money tree, like an oversized Bonsai when allowed to grow and thrive. | Series depicting seasonal textures - Jade plant leaves
Il "money tree" di Monument Valley è un ginepro storico dove i bambini Navajo usavano nascondere monete, ricevute dai turisti per le foto, sotto la corteccia per benedizioni spirituali.
L'albero è una caratteristica ben nota delle visite guidate locali, come i tour a cavallo di Dineh Trail Rides, ed è un luogo popolare per i visitatori dove lasciare un'offerta monetaria per buona fortuna.
Monument Valley's "money tree" is a historic juniper tree where Navajo children used to hide coins, received from tourists for photos, under the bark for spiritual blessings.
The tree is a well-known feature of local guided tours, such as the Dineh Trail Rides horseback tours, and is a popular place for visitors to leave a monetary offering for good luck.
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Nokton for Prominent was one of the lenses I was looking for for quite while. Finally I had to buy another Prominent camera to have it for anything close to decent price. First impression: it does not disappoint. It may be Ultron is bit sharper, but Nokton produces more interesting and to my eye more beautiful bokeh.
Greetings from Tidda and me to everyone during the festive season! Wishing you peace and protection, as well as good health and an unexpected gesture of kindness!
The "money tree" in Padley Gorge into which generations of walkers have hammered coins as some kind of votive offering. From this angle the tree resembles a dragon or serpent coiled and sleeping in the ancient woodland. (Padley Gorge, Derbyshire Peak District).
Dug this out from my archives
No description and no explanation for the title……. but I think it works. What do you think? A penny for your thoughts. .😜. Thanks for stopping in.
I don't really like having house plants and this time of year most pot plants around the garden aren't doing much. So this Jade is the only one I have to photograph. I used to have one years ago but tired of it and gave it away. Also called Crassula Ovata or Money Tree Plant, it is an easy to grow succulent, also easy to propagate. Recently my daughter gave me one which had grown rather too tall for my liking so I cut the top off and this is the result, a more rounded shape. The one she gave me is also now a better shape. Some leaves which fell off I put in damp soil and they sprouted so I ended up with six plants, some to give away.
The small pleasures in life.
119 in 2019 #83 Pot Plants
Money tree, Maratakka, Suriname.
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Took a trip to the Black Isle yesterday, an area which I have not really previously explored photographically. Just outside of Rosemarkie is a rather pleasant wooded glen, known as the Fairy Glen, which culminates in 2 attractive cascading falls. The foreground fallen tree looks a little odd from a distance but up close you can see why; thousands of coins have been knocked into the wood of this 'money tree'.
Came across this on the Coffin Route between Ambleside and Grasmere last weekend. A small fortune stuck into a tree.
Pachira aquatica is a tropical wetland tree of the mallow family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps. It is known by the common names Malabar chestnut, French peanut, Guiana chestnut, provision tree, saba nut, monguba (Brazil), pumpo (Guatemala) and is commercially sold under the names money tree and money plant. Pachira aquatica can grow up to 18 m (59.1 ft) in height in the wild. It has shiny green palmate leaves with lanceolate leaflets and smooth green bark. Its showy flowers have long, narrow petals that open like a banana peel to reveal hairlike yellowish orange stamens. The tree is cultivated for its edible nuts, which grow in a large, woody pod.
Pachira aquatica is a tropical wetland tree of the mallow family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps. It is known by the common names Malabar chestnut, French peanut, Guiana chestnut, provision tree, saba nut, monguba (Brazil), pumpo (Guatemala) and is commercially sold under the names money tree and money plant. Pachira aquatica can grow up to 18 m (59.1 ft) in height in the wild. It has shiny green palmate leaves with lanceolate leaflets and smooth green bark. Its showy flowers have long, narrow petals that open like a banana peel to reveal hairlike yellowish orange stamens. The tree is cultivated for its edible nuts, which grow in a large, woody pod.
I have never seen moss in New Mexico. This is the closest I can get to a moss covered tree.. Dried moss covering the base of the trunk. Had I been able to travel back to England this year it would have been a very easy photo.
#61/121 Moss covered tree: 121 Pictures in 2021
The Fairy Glen, Rosemarkie was once the scene of a well-dressing ceremony, where the children of the village decorated a pool, next to a spring, with flowers. This was said to ensure that the fairies kept the water supply clean.
• Jade plant / lucky plant / money tree
• Árbol de jade
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Core eudicots
Order:Saxifragales
Family:Crassulaceae
Genus:Crassula
Species:C. ovata
From my collection
Almost Straight Out Of the Camera...
Inspired by and uploaded for the theme "Fill the Frame" in The Flickr Lounge .
"Crassula ovata, commonly known as jade plant, lucky plant, money plant or money tree, is a succulent plant with small pink or white flowers that is native to South Africa and Mozambique, and is common as a houseplant worldwide." - Wikipedia Crassula ovata
Using the Tamron SP AF 60mm f/2 Di II MACRO 1:1 LD (IF) (model G005N II) lens.
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I thought I was going to have to miss this week as I don't have any jade but on beginning to look through the pool late Saturday night I realised, taking inspiration from another photo, that I have at least four jade plants on my kitchen windowsill. Why they didn't occur to me, I don't know.
So I quickly took a few shots to get something before midnight!
Weekly Alphabet Challenge 'jade' theme. 10/52
#5141 - 2022 Day 27: A winter cheer from a plant that just sits unattended and does its thing without fuss. If only its namesake money took care of itself as easily.