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Mar 16, 2021 1:13 PM CST
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I'm bad at identifying succulents but my best guess is an Aeonium or Echeveria. I have an Aeonium but it has a wooden stem and it's dark purple. This one's stem is not wooden. If it is an Aeonium arboreum, what variety is it? Thanks.


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Mar 16, 2021 1:32 PM CST
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That's an aeonium, but I don't know which one. @baja_costero I'm all ears!
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Mar 16, 2021 1:54 PM CST
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Yes, it is an Aeonium. I don't know if it's that easy to pin down more than that. The way you know it's not an Echeveria is by the marginal hairs, and the central tannic stripe. Most Aeoniums have those marginal hairs; the few hairy Echeverias tend to have hairs on the upper and lower surfaces as well. Almost all Aeoniums enjoy exactly the same care, so a precise ID is not important for care.

Your purple plant is likely "Zwartkop" if it looks like the plant in the photo.



The intermediate reddish ones are harder for me to pin down. That plant will need a bigger pot (either now or in the fall, not in the summer) and it will probably do better in a regular plastic (or glazed ceramic) pot. Aeoniums will tolerate unglazed clay pots but they tend not to thrive in them.

You will note a seasonal decline with both of your Aeoniums during summer, their season of rest. It's important not to overwater during this period. More on the genus here:

The Aeoniums Database
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Mar 16, 2021 4:02 PM CST
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Baja_Costero said:Yes, it is an Aeonium. I don't know if it's that easy to pin down more than that. The way you know it's not an Echeveria is by the marginal hairs, and the central tannic stripe. Most Aeoniums have those marginal hairs; the few hairy Echeverias tend to have hairs on the upper and lower surfaces as well. Almost all Aeoniums enjoy exactly the same care, so a precise ID is not important for care.

Your purple plant is likely "Zwartkop" if it looks like the plant in the photo.



The intermediate reddish ones are harder for me to pin down. That plant will need a bigger pot (either now or in the fall, not in the summer) and it will probably do better in a regular plastic (or glazed ceramic) pot. Aeoniums will tolerate unglazed clay pots but they tend not to thrive in them.

You will note a seasonal decline with both of your Aeoniums during summer, their season of rest. It's important not to overwater during this period. More on the genus here:

The Aeoniums Database


This is not 'Zwartskop' or any of it's kin.
I am surprised that Baja Costero does not see this. Usually he is quite astute.
Maybe he has had too many cervesas.
To me this seems like A. 'Cyclops', or 'Garnet', and 'Jack Catlin'
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Mar 16, 2021 4:35 PM CST
Name: Baja
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Iochroma said:This is not 'Zwartskop' or any of it's kin.
I am surprised that Baja Costero does not see this. Usually he is quite astute.
Maybe he has had too many cervesas.


I agree with you; was referring to the other "purple" plant mentioned in the original post. Smiling
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