succulent identifications

Discussion in 'Cacti and Succulents' started by jorielle, Sep 14, 2008.

  1. jorielle

    jorielle Member

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    Figure 1: What is this succulent, the greener one? Someone told me it's Aeonium haworthii, but I thought the blueish one on the upper left corner is Aeonium haworthii.

    Figures 2 and 3: Are both Aeonium arboreum Zwartkop? THe shapes of the leaves are so different, and fig.2 is much flatter than fig.3. They both turn very purple under the sun.

    Figures 4 and 5: Is this Aloe juvenna, or Aloe nobilis? Same thing or different?

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  2. Cereusly Steve

    Cereusly Steve Active Member

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    Most of your plants are garden hybrids.

    #1 is Aeonium hybridum (A. simsii X A. spathulatum).

    #2 is an Aeonium hybrid between A.arboreum 'Zwartkop' and A.tabuliforme.

    #3 is Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'

    #4-5 is an Aloe hybrid
     
  3. edleigh7

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    No 'f' on the end of the 'Zwartkop' Steve?

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    I think thats the one you are talking about

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  6. Cereusly Steve

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    No Ed.

    The one on the left in the link is Aeonium 'Pseudotabuliforme' (A. arboreum X A. canariense). Despite the name, there is no A. tabuliforme in its parentage. The plant in the middle is a variegated Portulacaria afra.

    The cultivar name 'Zwartkop' does not end in an "f". The cultivar and its name is of Dutch origin (not German).
     
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    I believe #3 is Aeonium arboreum 'Atropurpureum'. None of my A. a. 'Zwartkop' ever get that green (just a little toward the center-but mostly dark).
     
  8. jorielle

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    Oh, you are probably right. It used to be totally green, and then the ones near the sun turned purple.

    http://picasaweb.google.com/Jorielle/Gardening?authkey=9fVqoN8P5Y8#5246668321923562386

    http://picasaweb.google.com/Jorielle/Gardening?authkey=9fVqoN8P5Y8#5246668345075718386

    Another view of #3 is in the picture link, on the right.

    http://picasaweb.google.com/Jorielle/Gardening?authkey=9fVqoN8P5Y8#5246467581744796146
     
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    Thanks for clarifying that Steve

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