February 2013 - Genus of the Month - Aeonium

[Bill]

http://www.bcss.org.uk/pom022013.php

[Liz M]

Great i will be able to dig out all my Aeonium pictures. If anyone is truly interested in Aeoniums go to my La Gomera tour, it's really only about the Aeoniums I found there.

[Peter Cupial-Jones]

Thought I would kick off with the aeoniums I grow in my frost-free conservatory. Its a northfacing room and only get direct sun in the afternoon, even in the summer. They seem to grow quite happily through the winter months, in spite of the cold nights, and go dormant in the summer. The only concession I make for them is that I tend to withhold water during prolonged cold snaps. I find they droop a little but soon pick up again when watering resumes.

I have this one as A. leucoblepharum.

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[Peter Cupial-Jones]

This one is the Aeonium hybrid 'Voodoo'. Looks very green when in growth but goes a lovely wine red in the summer time. Its other curious property is the way the leaves smell of what I can only describe as wet dog when you rub them. Some kind of natural oil secretion I guess.

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And finally another Aeonium hybrid, this one is 'Sunburst'. It was given to me as a small freshly rooted rosette about 2" across about 5 years ago by Alan Hart. It now has two rosettes of nearly 8" dia and 2' high. Interestingly as you can see the 2 rosettes are quite different in terms of the amount of yellow in the markings on the leaves.

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[srboisvert]

Aeonium Leucoblepharum by srboisvert, on Flickr



Aeonium Tabuliforme - past tense by srboisvert, on Flickr


The last of the aeonium tabuliforme by srboisvert, on Flickr


Aeonium Sedifolium by srboisvert, on Flickr


BCSS BB August - Ariocarpus Talk - Show Plants - Aeonium Tabuliforme by srboisvert, on Flickr


Aeonium @ Cambridge Botanical Gardens by srboisvert, on Flickr

[srboisvert]

Cambridge Botanical Gardens by srboisvert, on Flickr


Cambridge Botanical Gardens by srboisvert, on Flickr


Cambridge Botanical Gardens by srboisvert, on Flickr


Cambridge Botanical Gardens by srboisvert, on Flickr


Cambridge Botanical Gardens by srboisvert, on Flickr

[Lindsey]

Yes, Aeonium leucoblepharum, "leuco" = white, and "blephar-" = eyebrow. An attractive Aeonium, one of the first succulents I bought,from a member of my local BCSS branch who had a small plant stall in his front garden.

I have been waiting for someone to correct the typo on the link in the first post of this thread.
"blether [ˈblɛðə]
vb & n
Scot a variant spelling of blather
[from Old Norse blathra, from blathr nonsense]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003"

[Peter Cupial-Jones]

re my typo in leucoblepharum - the typos are in the uploaded file names so i would need to rename and re-post to correct. The correct spelling is in the narrative.

[Lindsey]

Sorry Peter, I meant the name on the official BCSS webpage.

[Liz M]

As it was finally a good day today, I got round to taking a few photos.

Aeonium cuneatum, grown from seed and getting very large now.

Aeonium simsii, it has been flowering over winter, small rosettes and very hairy leaf edges

Aeonium percaneum, grown from seed, a very beautiful plant

Aeonium 'Sunburst'

Aeonium 'Sunburst' cristate