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Hello, friends, long time no see, I am Xiao Fei.

In 2018, when it came to variegated mutant varieties, friends might all think of what Xiao Fei mentioned before, such as Halloween variegated, Shaoxiu variegated, or round-leaf aeonium variegated, but have you friends ever heard of, or seen, green cashmere variegated? That's right, this variety was only recently successfully propagated, and Xiao Fei is honored to have obtained authorization and permission from the discoverer and cultivator to exclusively write an article for this variety, to introduce this new variety discovered and successfully cultivated in China - Yanning Fashi (green cashmere variegated).

Alright, enough nonsense, let's get to the point!

I. Origin of the name

Before the main text introduces the discovery process, let me first answer a question from friends.

Why is it named "Yanning Fashi"?

Answer: First, the character "Yan" is taken from the "Yan" in the original aeonium varieties, Yanzi and Yanri San. First, because this green cashmere variegated is somewhat similar to Yanri San; second, the character "Yan" also carries the meaning of beautiful and pretty.

And the character "Ning" is taken from the "Ning" in "Ningzhong", carrying the meaning of "dignified", so the two characters "Yanning" mean "beautiful and dignified", and Yanning Fashi thus carries the meaning of a beautiful and dignified aeonium! I am honored that this name was proposed by Xiao Fei and then decided by the cultivator. This is the origin of the name.

II. The process of discovery and cultivation

Discoverer and cultivator: Gongsun Guolin

Place of discovery: Dali, Yunnan

Parent stock: green cashmere

Left is the parent green cashmere, right is Yanning Fashi

In the photo below is the cultivator: Mr. Gongsun Guolin

Background of discovery:

This new variety was discovered by Mr. Gongsun Guolin. It mutated from the existing Aeonium variety green cashmere, and belongs to natural mutation. The entire discovery and cultivation site is located in Mr. Gongsun Guolin's greenhouse in Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. It was first discovered in September 2017, and in January 2018 the first asexual propagation of the new variety Yanning Fashi was carried out. After several successive generations of propagation, its traits were confirmed to be very stable and can be stably inherited.

Below, Xiao Fei will introduce the discovery and cultivation process in detail in chronological order:

This variety was actually discovered on September 17, 2017. During one inspection of the aeoniums, by chance, among a group of green cashmere aeoniums, one single head of green cashmere with a few creamy white variegated leaves was found. Afterwards, the normal green cashmere around the variegated head was broken off, hoping to concentrate more nutrients to supply the variegated head (see the photo below).

In early October 2017, this variegated green cashmere sprouted side shoots. Although the side shoots were still very small at this time, what was delightful was that some of the side shoots could be seen to be variegated, and very likely in a "margin-variegated" pattern.

This is what its main stem looked like at the time

In late October 2017, under careful care, the side shoots grew a little larger, and during this period some non-variegated side shoots were removed. At this time, it could basically be clearly seen that, unlike the main head which had only a few variegated leaves, the variegation on this small side shoot was "margin-variegated".

In late October at that time, the overall condition of the mother plant was as shown below

In January 2018, in the blink of an eye, two months had passed. At this time the side shoots were growing very well, perfectly presenting neat margin-variegated patterning.

Here is a partial close-up

At this time a bold decision was made: to cut off this head with complete margin variegation and cultivate it separately. When just cut off, its leaf spread was nearly ten cm.

At the same time, (as shown below) this partially variegated main head was also cut off. But no photos were taken at the time.

In March 2018, on the original mother plant stalk after cutting off one side shoot and the main head, even more delightfully, many small variegated heads continued to sprout.

Among them, many were also perfect margin-variegated patterns

At the same time, the first small head cut off in January 2018 was also growing well.

Appearance just after being cut off in January 2018

Appearance in May 2018

Appearance in June 2018

Appearance in August 2018

But awkwardly, at the same time, the main head cut off in January 2018, which had only some variegated leaves, later for some unknown reason lost its leaf core, so the originally variegated leaves on the main head had to be taken off for leaf propagation.

In the end, the result of leaf propagation did not disappoint either, successfully producing two Yanning Fashi plants by leaf propagation, as shown below

Yanning Fashi No. leaf propagation seedling

Yanning Fashi No. leaf propagation seedling

In July 2018, finally the side shoots of the original mother plant after the heads had been cut off also grew up. First, a partial close-up

Close view

Overall

Top-down shot

Alright, the above is the discovery and cultivation process of Yanning Fashi. The entire process is true and reliable.

From just being discovered in September 2017 to August 2018, Yanning Fashi had already been propagated for several generations, but currently there are only a few dozen plants. During the nearly one-year process of cultivation and propagation, it was found that its unique variegation traits can be stably inherited, and it can be recognized as a new variety of the genus Aeonium.

III. Overview of variety characteristics

1. The middle of Yanning Fashi's leaves is green, and both sides of the leaves have creamy yellow-white variegation. Under full-sun conditions, the leaf margins are red. The three colors are regularly distributed on the leaves and can be stably inherited.

2. Yanning Fashi, like its parent green cashmere, carries the "special" scent of green cashmere itself.

3. During long-term cultivation and propagation, we observed and found that, compared with its parent, Yanning Fashi's growth speed differs: green cashmere's growth speed is about twice that of Yanning Fashi.

The above is the discovery and cultivation process of the new variety Yanning Fashi, along with some detailed information about it. The birth of every new variety seems simple, and the entire cultivation process seems to be clear at a glance within these nearly thousand words of writing and pictures, but who knows how much effort and sweat the cultivator put into it, and who knows how many days and nights of silent hard work were spent behind it!

Although Yanning Fashi looks slightly similar to the existing variety Yanri San, in fact, whether in leaf texture, growth traits, or color, Yanning Fashi is very different from Yanri San. At present, Yanning Fashi is being urgently propagated, and it is expected that in the near future, it will be able to enter the courtyards, terraces, windows, and balconies of thousands of enthusiasts' homes.

Thank you, friends, for patiently reading the whole article. After reading the cultivation process of Yanning Fashi, I wonder what you friends would like to say? Welcome to leave comments. The copyright of this article belongs to Xiao Fei. Plagiarism and image theft will be pursued. Please indicate the source when reposting. Thank you!

I am Xiao Fei, an enthusiast devoted to plants of the genus Aeonium.

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