I wonder if you are getting some part of the Santa Ana winds that blow hot, dry air toward the coast from inland through SoCal and northern BC. They change the way the Aeoniums look here. My Aeonium cuttings all look terrible after a day or two of dry air. A few were whipped around the patio by the wind, which deflated them even more.
Tree aloes in flower...
Pair of Aloe ferox seedlings flowering together. They mark the sides of a future path.
