I also read somewhere that stem cuttings taken while dormant will not root. Can anyone verify this also?

Here is my leaf cutting, it's the big stupid one next to p. Molokienesis

I didn't read this anywhere, but I've tried a few times and I came to the conclusion that they don't propagate by leaf at all. The leaves just dry out just after a few days.

With regards to cuttings rooting I don't know yet, but I have a cutting since a week ago and I'll be learning that as well.

Cuttings from dormant Aeonium root. They just sit there doing nothing for a long long time. The cuttings start throwing off roots when they start to break dormancy.

Thanks for the feedback peeps :)

Will report back in a few, complete with pics if there are any roots!

Don't look until October, hooki. They'll be safely rooted then. Otherwise, you'll disturb a beautiful thing in progress.

Woops.

Too late =D

Look what I found!!!!

Here is mother plant:

To my surprise, this leaf also rooted in the same cell:

Here is it's mother plant:

Succulent mix and perlite 50/50 or so in seed cells, placed in bright shade.

Took about 3 weeks to root, same thing with p. Molokiniensis.

I'm reading that aeonium will tolerate dry conditions, but prefer to be wet. This is news to me. Has anyone heard this as well?...I read it on Dave's garden something or other.

It said they prefer high humidity to actual water though, does this make sense to anyone?

I'm thinking of starting one in bark fines and pumice to see if they might prefer that to straight up pumice.

Thoughts?

Not to me! I have very high humidity and they don't like my heat and humidity at all. I have no comment on rooting since I am still trying to get one to live through the summer. Moved mine indoors this year - so fingers crossed!

This is what confused me :/

I have 2 outside in bark/perlite mix and I don't think they've gone dormant. I keep them in bright shade. This is what they looked like before I separated a few weeks ago:

Pardon the technical difficulties, the submit button is very close to photo button on my phone ☺

I'm not sure I want to switch to bark fines for my others, just wondering if folks do like I do & keep them dry rather than wet.

After a couple of years of the summertime blues with aeoniums, this year I'm keeping them indoors and treating them like houseplants. Regular watering and bright light. They look pretty good with no signs of dormancy although the leaves on kiwi have gone all green.

Neal from San Diego rooted an aeonium leaf but apparently it is a rare thing, so congrats to you-hope it survives the uprooting.

Here's what they look like, bark fines & perlite, outside for last few weeks

Thanks for your input! They sure look happy to me :) what are they potted up in, please? Are you watering weekly?

Well, this is very interesting stem cutting aeoium

hooki,

The pure species, for the most part, don't want summer water but will suffer it, and in a few cases (I'm thinking A. atropurpureum and the like) will grow nicely, though not as profusely as in winter. As you likely know, there is at least one which doesn't want ANY water at all in the summer (A. smithii, but it's rarely seen for sale commercially). Then there are the numerous hybrids, which in some cases seem to do as well with summer water as with winter.

ok, now that makes a lot of sense!!

I hadn't thought about hybrids....gosh this is complicated.

Since it seems I got lucky with the leaf cutting, I'm tempted to take a few more to see if I can experiment a bit with what this particular plant might want.

I don't even know what variety it is, I knew once upon a time, when I bought it in 2011-2012, but don't rightly remember =(

Here (coastal So Cal) they wake up in about mid-September. They offset so freely here I've never tried propagating from leaves. They'll even reseed.

I have tried propagating from leaves before. The leaves are still there without any plant. The best result so far is some long roots in some of the leaves. I will give it to the end of the year. Patience is virtue.

Thank you for weighing in :)

it sure would be nice if more than just roots emerged.

Wonder if you could post a pic? I would love to see mother plant too.

Aeonium Nobile growing from a leaf and very fast plus that. In sand only.

As to advice on plant care, gathered anywhere but certainly the internet, its not unusual to find contradictory advice.

I've got a 4 headed one that looks to be the same or similar as hookilau's. It has never been outside and sits in a sunny window. Its never thrown pups or flowered. It thins and looks not so great in Summer and goes great other seasons. The better half likes it which is a plus and it often gets oohs and ahs from guests.

Neli, I wish I had tried this when my A. nobile was flowering. I had hoped to get seeds. The plant did not set seed as far as I could tell. Hookilau, I love the bonsai pots with your Aeoniums!

I planted several leaves and all of them have babies. I have managed several other aeoniums from leaves also and they are not difficult. I dry tem for a day and bury the tip in the sand. Then I water every day. They are in the shade, Almost 100% coming up. I dont believe everything I hear so I just try. Nothing to loose. I am in Africa. Ordered them from USA. They arrived after a month, some of the leaves started dropping from it when I took out the plants. I decided to plant them. And they grew.. Now I have chopped one of them so lets see if it will get pups or not. I believe it is a solitary aeonium, and does not get side shoots. Next I want to try urbicum also.

This are the aeonium cuttings when they just arrived. They are all growing now and are rooted. I hope I will get side shoots on the one I chopped. But that aeonium does not grow from leaves is just a myth. The very thin ones dont all grow but some do. I have almost all aeonium varieties so I shall try them all and let you know how it goes.

Neli, love your aeonium cuttings. Could you say where in USA you purchased these as I have looked at nurseries and not found any that ship Internationally.

I bought many varieties from UK also. Actually most came from Surreal succulents. From USA I buy from Face book, >succulent market place and several others. Just post there what You want. I know now most of the sellers and because I bought many times they are friends. The last aeoniums were sent to me by a lady called Bernice so I can ask her for you if you contact me on FB. I am the admin for a group called Garden and home Zambia. Look at my posts Neli Stoyanova. Try also some italian sites, They ship to UK>like gyromagi. Surreal does not have all varieties but they have great selection. I got my two different varieties of Mardi grass from USA.

Just be careful, since most refuse to ship internationally. I will need to talk to them and convince them he he he. And I can ask them to buy them for you since they are in and out of wholesale nurseries all the time. Most are stay at home mums and do that part time, but they are decent girls and some boys too.

This are the last two parcels I got from USA from two different sellers. See at the bottom the two new mardi grass. To me parcels travel like a month, so the plants arrive from USA it terrible condition. They have to ship to me first to NY and then my courier sends them to me. From EU they arrive faster and in good condition. But I am experienced and most of them survive,

See how etiolated the plants are? In one to two month they will look perfect.

Thats very interesting Neli. I will take another look at surreal and gyromagi and will take a look at the facebook sites as you mentioned. You must have a great collection of aeoniums, and the climate to suit. No wonder they perk up so quickly.

Ies I have probably 60 varieties of aeoniums. I love them so I collect them together with echeverias and other succulents.

Wow, I have quite a few echeverias and a few aeoniums so I can look forward to extending my collection of these beauties. Do you have a favourite aeonium Neli?

Sunburst and Mardi grass. Mardi grass I have two varieties. Meanwhile I spoke to few friends and they have managed to grow many aeoniums from leaf including tabuliforme.

I found this feed when trying to find out if I could propagate the Black Rose Aeonium Zwartkop. And it gave me hope as I had a hard time finding this beautiful black one so am trying some various leaf propergation techniques and will see how they go. Also went onto the FB site that Neil shared.

@elizabeth (south England U.K.) if you are still looking I have a ton of aeonium in my yard and would be happy to send some your way. You can send me a message on Instagram at @thegreenwife to figure out shipping. Cheers! Jenn

Jennifer, that's an awfully kind gesture, but you realize it's a thread a year and a half old that you're responding to, right?