Definitions

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  • noun Any member of the genus Aeonium of succulent, subtropical plants with rosette leaves on a basal stem, mostly native to the Canary Islands.

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  • noun a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae

Etymologies

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From the genus name.

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Examples

  • Aloe and a Kalanchoe thyrsiflora, commonly called a flapjack plant (top), along with aeonium (middle) and agave (bottom) are popular succulents in California gardens.

    3 succulents to consider for California gardens 2010

  • Loved the combination of the euphorbia and the pansy and also the aeonium? and the thymes.

    Too Lofty Lately? Let Us Look Down « Fairegarden 2008

  • The Ruth Bancroft Garden: Seeing this 3-acre garden, with its displays of aloe, agave, yucca and more, it's remarkable that it all started with Bancroft's purchase of one potted aeonium.

    SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Stephanie Wright Hession 2011

  • The Ruth Bancroft Garden: Seeing this 3-acre garden, with its displays of aloe, agave, yucca and more, it's remarkable that it all started with Bancroft's purchase of one potted aeonium.

    SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Stephanie Wright Hession 2011

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  • Although aeoniums are succulent, they need more than average water and food to grow their best.

    --Alice Quiros, Barbara L. Young and Martha Baker, 1977, The World of Cactus & Succulents, p. 50

    March 23, 2008