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Jan 12, 2015 10:56 PM CST
Name: tarev
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Hello arapaho!

I find that during the cooler months here in Cali, late Fall to early Spring, these succulents can take direct sun since temps are cooler. The Aeoniums can definitely take full sun any season, it just loves the sun. When our hotter and dryer months come around, then you can give them part sun or part shade.

Aeoniums are summer dormant, it will not drop all the leaves but will just keep a tighter rosette, it will resume active growing again in Fall.

Rains and cold temps are not nice situations for the succulents, so it is good if you can shelter them temporarily if the rains will be pouring hard. Lucky you..we have no rain here since winter started. Just make sure to make your media as gritty and well draining as you can so the stems and roots do not get too rain soaked. What are your overnight lows? If it is just in the low 40's you can still keep them outside. I would be more worried if we get the occasional freeze warnings, when temps dip down to 30F and lower. But right now, our temps here in Cali feels like Spring already.

Your last plant reminds me of Graptoveria 'Fred Ives' ...definitely something with echeveria in its make up. It will enjoy full sun at this time. With the cooler temps leaf colors may change to pinkish hue as it gets more cold stressed.

By the way, on your photo with your 4 new succulents....I think that upper left succulent is an anacampseros..but not aeonium. Was that the actual name tag on the plant? It is a little confusing, it seems they combined two names of two totally different succulents. My experience with anacampseros, it actively blooms during our hot dry days, loves bright light; grows more downward trailing manner.
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