aeonium atropurpurreum arboreum
Last post 12-10-2009 7:58 PM by AlexS. 7 replies.
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05/10/2009 09:07 PM
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- blandine
- burmarsh
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hi there,this is my very first post,and i am a bit nervous but i have a question.I have this gorgeous aeonium atropurpurreum,we had very strong wind on saturday and it snapped in half.It had 9 babies on it ,so I took 4 off the mother plant and put them in compost,I left the rest on the plant and put it in the pot where it was living with the broken stem and the roots.I am hoping it will root again and carry on growing.Can anyone tell me if what I have done was right or if not,can you advise about what to do.thanks
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07/10/2009 04:31 PM
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- miranda
- Oxfordshire
- 17 Nov 2004
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Aeoniums like to have the ends of the stems dry out before being potted up, so it might be better if you take them out of the compost and let them dry out for a few days before putting them in again. Use a slightly gritty compost as well, like the John Innes loam-based type. I took eight cuttings off my Aeonium earlier this year and treated them this way and they all took.
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07/10/2009 05:56 PM
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- AlexS
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- 06 Sep 2009
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I've really struggled with aeonium cuttings, Miranda, despite trying to follow the advice in my book - I wonder if you could go into a bit more detail? For one thing, are they likely to take at this time of year? And how dry or damp should the compost be? Is light and temperature critical? I've got a few cuttings I took a month or so ago that don't but look like they're going to survive. Any advice gratefully received!
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07/10/2009 06:25 PM
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- miranda
- Oxfordshire
- 17 Nov 2004
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I've read that they take best when you do the cuttings in later winter and spring, Alex. I did mine around early May. Cut stems about 8cm long and left them sitting on the kitchen counter for five days, then stuck them into moist gritty compost (no rooting hormone used), with most of the stem in the compost. Grouped them together in the cold frame and, apart from watering them in dry weather, pretty much ignored them until a couple of weeks ago, when I brought them indoors. What's happening with yours? Why do you think they won't make it?
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07/10/2009 09:40 PM
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- AlexS
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- 06 Sep 2009
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Actually I've only got one left - a rosette. My aeonium was in the conservatory on a hot day and got seriously overheated. Part of the stem had literally cooked in the heat. The top part of the stem and the rosette looked OK so I cut them off and used them as cuttings. The stem cutting has since died, having rotted from the base up. The rosette is still going - many of the leaves have died back and dropped off, but the stem is firm, so I persevere. It is in a north-west window as I understand they don't want to be in full sun - so it gets a lot of indirect light. The gritty compost is damp and I let it dry out between waterings.
What do you think? Am I doing the right thing?
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08/10/2009 12:16 AM
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- miranda
- Oxfordshire
- 17 Nov 2004
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It sounds okay to me, Alex, though it might want more light over the winter as light levels will really drop. I hope it survives. If it doesn't, I've still got seven so can spare you one! My cuttings had rosettes as well, though I might try some stem cuttings next year just to see what happens.
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10/10/2009 09:49 PM
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- blandine
- burmarsh
- 05 Oct 2009
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Thank you very much for your advice Miranda, I will go and follow it straight away.
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12/10/2009 07:58 PM
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- AlexS
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- 06 Sep 2009
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Thanks for the offer, Miranda - I will try to keep mine alive though, and save you the trouble. (But if you're like me, you'll be disappointed if you can't give away cuttings to make room for the next lot...)
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