Distinctively dark purple-leaved Aeonium cultivar which branches and can grow to 3 feet tall or so, plus flowers. Best color in full sun. This plant, whose name means "black head" in Dutch, has been labeled with a variety of misspellings including the name in German. It is a parent of various outstanding hybrids bred and selected by Jack Catlin, including "Cyclops" and "Voodoo" (with undulatum); "Zwartkin" and "Jack Catlin" (with tabuliforme); "Blushing Beauty", "Plum Purdy" and "Velour" (with canariense). "Zwartkop" is also a parent of "Cabernet" (with simsii).
Large marginal-variegated Aeonium with cream and green leaves to about 2-3 feet tall. This plant may naturally branch a bit, but it can be triggered to branch in abundance by decapitation. The variegation is moderately unstable and extra-variegated or totally variegated branches may appear, though they are limited in growth potential. A branch that comes out above any given leaf will tend to exhibit the same type of variegation as the leaf.
Small, branching variegated Aeonium with tricolor leaves (red, white, green). Unlike other older, more common variegated Aeoniums, this plant seems to be relatively weak and vulnerable to too much sun. Dramatic seasonal variation occurs: winter leaves are greener, more numerous, longer, and with a rounded tip; summer leaves are redder, darker, fewer, shorter, and nearly truncate (flattish) at the tip. Reversions (loss of the white stripes) sporadically pop up and these rosettes seem to be stronger, so remove these branches to favor the variegated ones. Overpot slightly to encourage branching.
Yellow-flowered Aeonium from the Canary Islands and Morocco. Rosettes 4-10 inches. Upright stems. The thinnest leaves of any Aeonium species. The most common Aeonium in cultivation and the most widespread in the Canaries. Frequently misidentified and the parent of many hybrids, both green and red/purple.
Attractive small, branching variegated succulent with rosettes up to about 2 inches wide. This prolific plant is not obviously an Aeonium, but if you look for the fine marginal hairs which are characteristic of the genus, you will find them. Interestingly, the variegation can be quite variable among different rosettes on the same plant, sometimes even within a single rosette. On some leaves it may be marginal, on others it will appear as scattered longitudinal streaks, and sometimes albino or nearly albino branches will appear, presumably supported by the green parts of the rest of the plant. This small cultivar is very well behaved in pots and a fascinating subject for close up photography.
An International Succulent Introduction # ISI 92-27 and Huntington Botanic Garden # HBG 66756.
Aeoniums grow actively during the cooler months, generally November through May or June. They like full sun in the cooler months of the year, during the hot summer months they will benefit from having protections from the hot daytime sun.
Very attractive small variegated Aeonium with compact, flattish rosettes that offset freely. Leaves are marginally variegated and numerous. This plant is a sport of "Party Platter", a hybrid of Aeonium arboreum x "Pseudotabuliforme". It appears to display marked seasonal variation in growth and rosette shape.
Very large purple-leaved Aeonium hybrid which grows to 3-4 feet tall plus flowers and usually branches. Parentage is "Zwartkop" x undulatum, sister seedling to "Voodoo", bred by Jack Catlin. Best color in full sun. Released as ISI 95-11.
Low, branching green Aeonium cultivar with fleshy leaves. Rosettes reach about six inches in winter before branches appear at the base of the leaves, and the rosette grows a few inches wider. Leaves are somewhat spatulate, with a narrow lower third or half, and the upper surface of the wide part is slightly concave.
