Aeonium tabuliforme is a succulent biennial or perennial forming a compact, flat rosette of of overlapping leaves, up to 24 inches (60 cm) in diameter and only a couple of inches thick. The leaves are fleshy and light green in color. Its small, starry, yellow flowers appear in a raceme up to 24 inches (60 cm) tall.
Scientific Name
Aeonium tabuliforme (Haw.) Webb & Berthel.
Common Names
Dinner Plate Aeonium, Dinner Plate Plant, Flat-Topped Aeonium, Saucer Plant
Synonyms
Sempervivum tabuliforme (basionym), Aeonium berthelotianum, Sempervivum berthelotianum
Scientific Classification
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sedoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Subtribe: Sedinae
Genus: Aeonium
How to Grow and Care
Aeoniums do not like really hot or dry weather. They may go dormant in summer and do not require any water, except in very dry conditions. In extreme heat, their leaves will curl, to prevent excessive water loss.
Growing them in moist shade will keep them growing, but their true growth season is winter to spring, when temperatures are cool (65–75˚F / 18–24˚C) and damp. In the winter, water whenever the soil has dried out. Test by poking your finger down into the soil an inch or two. Too much moisture or allowing them to sit in wet soil will cause root rot… – See more at: How to Grow and Care for Aeonium.
Propagate Aeoniums by stem cuttings, except for unbranched species which die after flowering and are propagated from seed. Take cuttings when the plant is actively growing, usually fall in USDA zones 9 through 11. Aeoniums go dormant in summer; cuttings taken while plants are dormant don’t root. Each leaf rosette dies after it blooms….
Scientific Name
Aeonium tabuliforme (Haw.) Webb & Berthel.
Common Names
Dinner Plate Aeonium, Dinner Plate Plant, Flat-Topped Aeonium, Saucer Plant
Synonyms
Sempervivum tabuliforme (basionym), Aeonium berthelotianum, Sempervivum berthelotianum
Scientific Classification
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sedoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Subtribe: Sedinae
Genus: Aeonium
How to Grow and Care
Aeoniums do not like really hot or dry weather. They may go dormant in summer and do not require any water, except in very dry conditions. In extreme heat, their leaves will curl, to prevent excessive water loss.
Growing them in moist shade will keep them growing, but their true growth season is winter to spring, when temperatures are cool (65–75˚F / 18–24˚C) and damp. In the winter, water whenever the soil has dried out. Test by poking your finger down into the soil an inch or two. Too much moisture or allowing them to sit in wet soil will cause root rot… – See more at: How to Grow and Care for Aeonium.
Propagate Aeoniums by stem cuttings, except for unbranched species which die after flowering and are propagated from seed. Take cuttings when the plant is actively growing, usually fall in USDA zones 9 through 11. Aeoniums go dormant in summer; cuttings taken while plants are dormant don’t root. Each leaf rosette dies after it blooms….
Aeonium tabuliforme – Dinner Plate Aeonium
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