Plantidote of the Day 2012-06-20

Aeonium decorum 'Sunburst'

Aeonium

Much more impressive in person, maybe because it's bigger than typical garden succulents. This one, for example, is about 12" across, and its stem (trunk?) is probably more than a foot high. Even people who aren't into succulents seem to be impressed by the larger varieties.

Meanwhile, those of us who love these plants have plenty of reasons: easy to grow and propagate, need very little water, a bit exotic, not at all fussy. More succulents to come -- one of the neighbors just tore out part of her yard and installed a lot of different plants like this. Heavenly!

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