Very nice, wish I could grow them, but its not a good idea in Seattle.

Not bad. Wish mine were bigger.

Aloebot, they are each gorgeous!!! Is the Kiwi a tricolour? I have never seen an Aeonium (your 2nd one, with that solid striking colour leaves that somehow gives the impression that it's soft and delicate. Funny, I've wanted to do some writing/reporting on some art exhibitions for a couple of informal newsletter type things. I know I've got the ability, but too nervous to relax. So some of it comes out in a succulent forum on the other side of the world lol.

The last one confuses me (It's actually my similar plants that confuse me). I've got lots of small plants like yours that I have propagated from cuttings and leaves. The same pretty markings on the leaves. I think some are Aeoniums and some are Sedem stone crop/ground cover bushy types. I'll have to take another look when I get home next week and check leaf shape etc. I only realised recently that they all seem to have similar markings as they grow healthier and/or older.

Mmmm..... Research project! I'll get an exercise book, take photos, name each one, Ruby, Jareth, Marika etc. I think one notebook each lol. My huge Aeonium arboreum can be Nana. There are lots of bits of her (and her sisters) growing around the state. This is going to be fun and very educational :-)

I'm sorry I've gone on and on. I often do that and then shorten it or more often delete it.

I'm leaving it in, hoping that some of you will give me your honest (blunt if needed) opinion of these sort of "stories" that some would have seen before from me and some wouldn't have. I guess it's a bit like thinking out loud or journaling, sort of.

Over and out.

Some aeoniums smell like urine to me, I've had to get rid of two now. Too bad, they're so attractive in the sun. Yours are gorgeous, aloebot.

I do have one last aeonium--a tabulaforme. I have trouble getting it through summer but it's about 3 inches in diameter now with some dead leaves but alive.

Very pretty kiwis, one of my favorites. Mine aren't as pink. You have a great partner there in helping protect the succulents.

Beautiful plants! I finally have one that I'm keeping alive! I can't WAIT to get them outside, although the weather is NOT cooperating. A few more days before we clear 50 overnight.

Helen- too funny! Thanks for not deleting. Looking forward to pics.

A few more if you are interested.

I think 'Sunburst'

I think 'Mardi Gras'

Noid.. gets 8" or more across

A. x 'Schwartzkopf likely hybrid

A bushy hybrid

Well, hello there, Bushy Hybrid. Where have you been all my life?

Amyno, The bushy hybrid gets even better. After flowering, the flower stalks produce a miniature version of the plant. I have over a half dozen bouquets full of 1 cm rosettes. I haven't tried to root them yet to see what they will do. I think they would slowly turn into another plant eventually.

Poor picture of post flower stalk.

The force is strong in this one!

I can't remember name of this one. It is one of my favorites. I wish the rosette was a little more uniform.

Noid with thicker petals/leaves (?).

I believe this is a species. It stays low to the ground and forms a ground cover. This one flowers from the side instead of the apex so the rosette doesn't die.

Another view of bushy hybrid.

This is about 8" across. If given more sun it will get over a foot across.

These are beautiful! I bought a very small, not so great looking Mardi Gras at Home Depot this spring. Haven't killed it yet :-) Actually it's looking better. I have to learn more about how to grow these.

Aloebot, I especially love your bushy hybrid and the stripy one (2nd pic in your last post).

Aloe, that IS even better! You have amazing plants. Are they in full sun? What zone are you in? I just finally got to move my plants outside last weekend and am hardening them off. I'm not well-versed in aeoniums, but I have been doing better with them since adding artificial lights in the winter.

Amyno, I am in 10A, north San Diego County, CA. Most of these are in full sun or partial shade. Some are in the ground and some are in pots. They will always look best from late Autumn to Spring. When it gets hot, the rosettes will get smaller and sort of curl into little balls.

Amyno, the artificial lights were the key. These like the cooler Winter. That said, they want light at that time. I rarely get frost because I am near the crest of a hill so my climate is perfect for these. I wish I could say I work hard on these. That would be a lie. They love Southern California and mostly grow on their own here. I've grown Aeoniums since I was a teenager (a long time ago) so maybe I've gained some knowledge of what and where they like to grow in. If you weren't aware, these originate in the Canary Islands. That would be fairly close to the Mediterranean growing zone. But then take into account they are volcanic islands with steep slopes and probably regular winds. I understand one side of the islands are in a rain shadow too. I'm glad you are able to grow these in z6. They will probably be at their best there for another month or so depending on the heat.

Here are some photos I took last week-end in Balboa Park, not far from you:

It looks like the large one you have. These are beside the lily pond in front of the conservatory. They get a tiny bit of shade from some adjacent palm trees, but not much. I don't have any this large, but I do have the Schwarzkopf.

Lars, how did you like the summer show?

Aloe, no wonder yours look so happy! Michigan is definitely rough on plants. Thanks for the info. I singed one of my two sunbursts when I took the shade cloth off...i might try beheading that one to see if I can get it to branch out. In the meantime, I'll just drool over everyone else's pictures!

I love Aeonium too. You have such a huge variety and beautifully grown, too. I’m basically throwing myself on mine trying to shield it from Las Vegas sun—these were much easier in San Francisco. :)

I have about 6-7 right now. This is one cutting (Garnet, I believe) that I brought with me when I moved. I may or may not pick it up and move it from spot to spot these days trying to give it light but keep it out of 100+ sun, but it’s an act of futility as 115 is right around the corner, no doubt.

Aloebot, are you talking about the World Bromeliad Conference? We went to San Diego last Thursday for that and stayed until Sunday. On Saturday, we toured a couple of back yards in Mission Hills, which was very nice. I posted photos from one yard in the "June blooms" thread.

Here are some aeonium from the first back yard we visited in Mission Hills:

I think you have all of these, but there are a few that I do not. I do not have the variegated ones in the left side of pictures three and four. Picture three looks like what you call "Sunburst". I think the plant in the upper left of picture four is also an aeonium, but I cannot identify it. It might be something else.

On Thursday, there was a tour of a couple of yards in North County, but we didn't get there in time for that, even though we had paid for it :(. I should have planned the trip better, but it happened sort of at the last moment.

I was very impressed with Mission Hills, and I had not explored that neighborhood before.

The SDCSS show and sale was last Saturday and Sunday as well. The World Bromeliad Conference sounds like a great trip.

We went by the SDCSS sale on Saturday afternoon between the house tours, but it was picked over before we got there.

I think they have the bromeliad conferences in SD every other year, and if so, I will go back.