My Aeonium collection

I like Sempervivum but I have also a little collection of Aeonium.
It's a begin for me.
I bought the seeds through the forum ICN (http://www.crassulaceae.net/forum/index.php) and www.rareplants.de
The cultivation is very easy.
Aeonium is very closed to Sempervivum genus but live only in Canary Island, and in Africa.
It is not a hardy genus but A. aizoon, A. simsii, A. smithii, A. spathulatum support a little frost.
Phylogenetic studies have shown that Aeonium genus is the closest kind of Sempervivum genus.

Seedling january 2008








gorgoneum GT 319.1 ex R.S.


hierrense GT 312.2 ex B. Malkmus


arboreum var. holochrysum GT 303.5


vestitum x palmense

xeliensis El Finca G.C. E.C.


smithii Valle de Ucanca


davidbramwelli Fuencalinete


Aeonium cv. Velour

Great collection. I'm getting into Aeonium and also Greenovia (which I think has been synonymized with Aeonium).

Can you give any cultural advice? Particularly with regards to seed sowing (soil mix, cover, fungicide etc) and watering regimes. I've read that a lot of these are winter growers and should be kept dormant in summer.

Sharon in England

Great collection!
I also have a few species. Some of them with names and they are bought in botanical garden in Zagreb.
They are really easy to care and I would recommend them to everyone. I will make pictures in spring.

I'm also interested in seed sowing advice.

Narcoleptic wrote:

I'm also interested in seed sowing advice.

Very easy, 15-20°C in winter with baggy method.
You see plants after 7-14 days
You can see here for seeds. Very good quality. Plants with locations: http://www.rareplants.de/shop/default.asp?

WOW those are beautiful love this one
hierrense GT 312.2 ex B. Malkmus
and the one in the bottom photo.. Nice collection ya have there..