Aeonium Problem
Hi-
Several years ago, I purchased the succulents in the attached photos from you, and they’ve done beautifully. These plants are on the patio in the full sun – and cold temperatures. They flank patio steps – one on each side. This past winter, one survived and is doing well, and the other looks terrible, yet has new growth at the base and a bloom and some new growth emerging from what appears to be dead stalks. Here are photo descriptions:
IMG_483 = Healthy Planting
IMG_485 =Nearly all dead (freeze) Planting. Note new growth and Blossom
My questions are:
Given the new growth, should I do any trimming back of dead growth or just allow the new growth to continue? I feel no trimming will leave it leggy and very different from the other one in appearance, size, etc. What is this plant’s name? Is it still correct to cut the stalky blooms once they’ve been around a while? Thank you!
Lynn S.
Alamo
Lynn,
First, what a lovely and happy Aeonium c.v. “Whippet” you have in the first photo.
OK, on to the 2nd plant. Aeoniums can be frost sensitive, and we had a hard freeze this past winter, so it looks like it took damage then. The good news is that the plant is still alive, and has already started growing out of the damage. However, the rest of the plant is dead, and can be trimmed back whenever you’d like, now that spring has arrived. After all the cut branches have healed over, you may want to replant it into a smaller pot for it to grow back.
If you’re unsure about how much to cut, you can always bring it in to the nursery and we can trim it back for you.
Peter
