The beauty of the flower spikes of the Aeonium genus; even a blooming Aeonium arboreum has its own unique charm

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Submission date: May 9, 2018

Edited and compiled by: Encyclopedia Jun

Location: Chengdu, Sichuan

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It is often said that once an Aeonium arboreum blooms, that rosette is done for, but in order to enjoy the beauty of the flower spikes a few more times, I still kept it to look at and admire. In three colors - yellow, orange and white - compared with the flower spikes of Sempervivum, the flower spikes of Aeonium arboreum are much larger; any one snipped off can be placed in a small vase and kept for a while, and of course, you can also try your hand at crossbreeding.

Aeonium nobile cv. fire dome blooming, a rare orange line, usually single-headed, very reluctant to produce side shoots. The "lotus" is 40cm in diameter. "Fire Dome" is a very showy and rare old cultivar, whose parents are Aeonium nobile (island of La Palma) X Aeonium glandulosum (islands of Madeira), and it too was produced through repeated crossing and selection among the offspring. Its large broad-domed inflorescence can bear many flowers. Orange-red to brilliant red flowers, short stems, broad fleshy leaves that turn orange in full sun. Like its parents, Fire Dome does not much like to produce side branches, so it is best propagated by seed. About 3 years after sowing, it can reach the size at which it blooms.

Aeonium marnier l'apostolle, red Fuji, blooming. According to foreign sources, this cultivar was discovered in southern France.

Red copper pot, blooming. Yellow-series inflorescence; most cultivars of the Aeonium genus produce yellow-series flower spikes.

Aeonium haworthii, blooming. Yellow-series inflorescence. This cultivar seems to love blooming; once it blooms, many rosettes send up flower spikes.

Aeonium smisii, ink-dyed, blooming. It is also a cultivar that loves to bloom; on careful observation, it is actually a very good parent plant, and as a parent it has given rise to quite a few hybrid cultivars. This photo was taken in the evening, and the light was not very good.

Aeonium arboreum, blooming. White-series inflorescence; it seems that cultivars of this type all produce white flowers.

Small crowned aeonium, blooming. White-series inflorescence

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