Aeonium 'Bronze Medal'

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Aeonium 'Bronze Medal'

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I have had this Aeonium 'Bronze Medal' a few years now. It was just a normal kind of green until I put it out in the garden a couple of weeks ago. It's amazing what sun and rain will do to a plant.
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Looks fabulous
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That is a gorgeous and unusual colour. I wonder what the parentage could be to give that caramel?
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That is a strange colour for a plant :shock:
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I looked up the parentage, the Huntington website suggests that one is Aeonium sedifolium but does not know the other. As it is a hybrid it could have several species in its history, The dark colour it goes suggests to me that there is maybe some Aeonium 'Zwartkop' in it.
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As the OP said it's a result of being in full sun.
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Greenlarry - sunlight would of course intensify the colour - but not the hue. caramel is a very uncommon colour in Aeonium.

Liz - A. sedifolium - interesting. Nothing else about the plant looks like that one!
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WOW, that´s a beauty!! :shock:
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Paul in Essex wrote: Liz - A. sedifolium - interesting. Nothing else about the plant looks like that one!
Having said that is is quite densely branching and the leaves are very succulent. Very interesting!
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WOW! Thats so STUNNING :-)
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