Definitions
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- noun Any member of the
genus Aeonium ofsucculent ,subtropical plants withrosette leaves on abasal stem , mostly native to theCanary Islands .
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- noun a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae
Etymologies
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Examples
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Aloe and a Kalanchoe thyrsiflora, commonly called a flapjack plant (top), along with aeonium (middle) and agave (bottom) are popular succulents in California gardens.
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Loved the combination of the euphorbia and the pansy and also the aeonium? and the thymes.
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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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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
mollusque commented on the word aeonium
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