Aeonium or not aeonium...?
June 1, 2015 5:43 PM Subscribe
This is a photo of a small part of a colony of succulents growing in a friend's yard. The maple spinners might give a sense of scale – the rosettes vary from about 1.5 to 3.5 inches across. Are these aeonium?
Wikipedia says aeonium "will not withstand frost and extreme temperatures" yet these are flourishing in a large concrete planter outdoors in Montreal, which had the coldest February on record this year, and commonly varies between –25°C and 30°C throughout the year.
Friend says they've been growing in that planter for years, and he pretty much neglects them but they come back every summer. He gave me a few to take home, which I've planted in pots, but I'd like to be able to look up how to care for them.
Wikipedia says aeonium "will not withstand frost and extreme temperatures" yet these are flourishing in a large concrete planter outdoors in Montreal, which had the coldest February on record this year, and commonly varies between –25°C and 30°C throughout the year.
Friend says they've been growing in that planter for years, and he pretty much neglects them but they come back every summer. He gave me a few to take home, which I've planted in pots, but I'd like to be able to look up how to care for them.
Response by poster: I see I never actually wrote a thanks for this response, so thank you.
posted by zadcat at 2:50 PM on September 20, 2015
posted by zadcat at 2:50 PM on September 20, 2015
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