Good Lord, look at that bloom stalk!

Planto

Thanks Planto It is really fun to see, I feel like I am on uncharted territory now..just following whatever lead this plant wants to do.

This is why I'm apart of a gardening site like this, I get to see things I'll probably never see in real life.

Planto

tarev said:Just monitoring through photos how my Big Aeonium has grown through the years. It got too goose necked. Have delayed chopping off that head, but finally got the guts last year:
Oct 2007 - as a new cutting given to me by a friend


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What are the purple guys in the background?

Those purple ones are also aeoniums..Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'

Cool name, Zwartkop. Sounds 'Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy' ish.

It's Dutch, and means 'Black Head' (not blackhead LOL).

It sure is a cool Aeonium Andy. Fun to see how it color changes depending on the season:
Have repotted it and took some cuttings as well in late Fall last year, and planted it with Aeonium hierrense.
This is how it looked like in Jan 2015:


Feb 13, 2015


June 3, 2015 - really very dark and almost black, but actually it is more like deep, deep burgundy color


I plan to move Aeonium hierrense in a different container this Fall and consolidate all the A. arboreum 'Zwartkop'

Photo update of Big Aeonium this June 2015:
01Jun2015


19Jun2015


Lots of the leaves have wrinkled and died off, but the plant is still making new flowers here and there. Some new little flowers too at times in between the upper smaller leaves. So I have removed the dead leaves, and will observe further how it goes. Temps are higher now usually in the range of 90F to 98F or higher, I know my Aeoniums at times will conserve its resources by going semi-dormant in this very dry heat. This head area of the plant still has a firm stem, will just continue to observe.