Aeonium has been a successful year round succulent in my yard. It is such a lovely plant forming rosettes of succulents atop branching stems. I have grown them for years in full sun. Those have stayed fairly compact, with the branches being a cool sculptural feature. Last summer I planted two small 4" and 6" aeonium starters in a new bed. The bed gets morning and afternoon sun, and unknown to us at the time, a broken leaking sprinkler head that provided constant water even through winter. Those grew atleast 10 times their beginning size in less than year. They have turned into large aeonium bushes, stems hidden under large lush rosettes.
Aeoniums are cool season, winter growing succulents. They hunker down in heat and go dormant, still looking lovely. They LOVE Water, obviously flourishing with the excess we unknowingly provided them. I have never lost one to frost or heat intolerance. Snails love them though, so sprinkle bait.
Propagate your aeoniums by snapping off a branch and tucking it in the ground. Easy!
Photos show the difference in their growth habit depending on where I have them planted. I like both looks, though it's very exciting to finally have the huge lush aeonium bushes.
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| Aeonium bushes left and right, getting morning and afternoon sun and excess watering |
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| Aeonium Tabuliformae |
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| Aeonium Schwarzkopf |
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| new cuttings rooting in a succulent cone |
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| One aeonium plant with different color variations |
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| new Schwarzkopf plantings |
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| Aeonium in full hot sun with less water, keeping it sculptural and small |
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| Gift plant from a vendor at the Sacramento Cactus and Succulent show. Aeonium Leucoblepharium |
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| Aeonium Schwarzkopf |
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| Aeonium Cyclops |
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| The tiny Aeonium Silver Edge starter back in July 2012. |
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| a peek under the large bush showing the branches. |
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| aeonium canariense "silver edge" -huge amount of growth since July 2012. |
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