How to distinguish between Rainbow Jade, Maiden Heart, and Yachiyo

Distinguishing method 1: Look at the color of the leaves

Maiden Heart: The leaves are covered with fine white powder, and the old leaves become smooth after the white powder falls off. Big head and small bottom. Under strong light, large temperature difference between day and night, or during low temperatures in winter, the leaves slowly turn red, from slightly pink to dark red. In weak light, the leaves are light green or dark green and the leaves are elongated.

Rainbow Jade: Emerald green, shiny skin without white powder, turns to reddish brown under sufficient sunlight, small flowers are light yellow-red.

Yachiyo: Emerald green with no white powder on the body. The surface is shiny and the leaf tips will turn red in the sun while the leaves will remain green.

Distinguishing method 2: Look at the length of the leaves

Maidenheart: The leaves are longer.

Yachiyo: The leaves are small and thin, and the length is relatively stable.

Rainbow Jade: The leaves are the smallest among the three and vary in length.

Distinction method three: plant classification

Maiden Heart: A succulent plant of the genus Sedum in the Crassulaceae family, native to Mexico, a shrub-like succulent plant. The plant height is 30 cm and the plant width is 20 cm. The leaves grow at the top of the stem, are cylindrical, light green or light gray-blue, with red at the tip, and are 3 to 4 cm long. The flowers are small, yellow, and bloom in spring.

Yachiyo: A perennial succulent plant of the Crassulaceae family, Sedum genus, also known as succulent plant, native to Mexico, it prefers warm, dry and sunny environment. The plant is in the shape of a small shrub, 20-30 cm tall, with many branches. The leaves are loosely clustered at the top of the branches. They are fleshy, cylindrical, with a flat surface, slightly curved inward, and blunt at the apex. The leaves are 3-4 cm long and about 0.6 cm thick. The leaves are gray-green or light blue-green in color and covered with white powder. In full sun, the leaf tips turn red, which is especially noticeable in cooler seasons.

Rainbow Jade: A succulent plant of the genus Sedum in the family Crassulaceae, also known as a succulent plant, native to Mexico, also known as eardrop grass and corn kernels. Perennial succulent herb. The plant is 10-20 cm tall and has many branches. The fleshy leaves are enlarged and alternate, cylindrical to ovate, 2 cm long, green, with a shiny epidermis without white powder, turning reddish brown under sufficient sunlight. The small flowers are light yellow-red.