Aeoniums are often sold with names based on leaf colour. Those names are useful shopping clues, but they do not always identify a species, cultivar or parentage. Record three separate features Rosettes: note their outline,…
The pink is not a variety. It is the same pale cushion that has been sitting in full sun with cold nights, and it will go green again within a month of being moved indoors.
Black Rose aeonium is easier to understand by watching its seasonal growth. Adjust watering when growth slows rather than treating every month alike. Understand the black rose's seasonal behavior Black rose aeoniums are often sold…
Black Rose and Purple Cashmere aeoniums both darken in good light. Compare leaf texture and rosette shape as well as their changing colors. Black mage and purple casing difference: smell Look at the surface of…
Snow stonecrop produces small flowers above its low foliage. Check the stems beneath the flowers when assessing a patch after its display fades. Does the snow flowers? Thin snow is of course blooming. Small flowers…
Snow stonecrop spreads into a low mat, but a pot can still hold too much rainwater. Choose drainage and exposure with local weather in mind. Is thin snow Wan Years suitable for tear? Thin Snow…
A tree-shaped aeonium is a plant with a visible stem and a balanced crown of rosettes. Developing that outline is a gradual shaping job; it is not a reason to strip every lower leaf or…
A small black aeonium cutting and an established branched plant are different purchases. Compare the plants in front of you before deciding whether a price is reasonable. Find out what is being sold Ask whether…
A Black Rose aeonium can lose a rosette after it flowers. Check whether other branches remain healthy before assuming the whole plant has died. Which part dies after flowering? In aeoniums, the rosette that produces…
Echeveria purpusorum needs an airy growing medium and careful watering. A compact pot should still have a clear drainage hole and room for healthy roots. Allow for a naturally steady growth rate Echeveria purpusorum makes…
Bai Feng needs suitable light to hold its rosette shape. Check the growing medium before watering and protect a shaded plant from sudden strong sun. Give the Bai Feng rosette room A nursery plant can…
Little Warty and Ox Tongue gasterias can look similar when small. Compare the leaf surface, thickness and arrangement on established plants. The difference between the child and the beef cattle: the growth rate is different…