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February 2013 - Genus of the Month - Aeonium
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:16 pm
by Bill
Re: February 2013 - Genus of the Month - Aeonium
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2013 7:13 pm
by 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.
Re: February 2013 - Genus of the Month - Aeonium
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:53 pm
by 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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Re: February 2013 - Genus of the Month - Aeonium
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:04 pm
by Peter Cupial-Jones
Re: February 2013 - Genus of the Month - Aeonium
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:28 pm
by srboisvert
Re: February 2013 - Genus of the Month - Aeonium
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:35 pm
by srboisvert
Re: February 2013 - Genus of the Month - Aeonium
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:50 am
by 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"
Re: February 2013 - Genus of the Month - Aeonium
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 12:47 pm
by 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.
Re: February 2013 - Genus of the Month - Aeonium
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 5:26 pm
by Lindsey
Sorry Peter,
I meant the name on the official BCSS webpage.
Re: February 2013 - Genus of the Month - Aeonium
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:30 pm
by 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