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There are several varieties of ‘Jelly Beans’ but Sedum Rubrotinctum would be the most common of them all. It is a very hardy succulent plant that lives up to it’s common name of ‘stonecrop’ meaning that it needs just as much care as a stone. GrowthGrowing up to 20cm tall, Sedum Rubrotinctum is more of … Read more
Part of my objective when designing a new succulent garden bed is to ‘direct the eye’ to different sections of my garden. I do this by creating pathways that lead the eye to either a raised garden bed, a feature plant or some other garden feature like a succulent wheelbarrow. There are no straight lines … Read more
Unlike other succulents that grow on a short stem and develop ‘pups’, Aeoniums grow more like a tree, developing their multiple rosettes from branches that are attached to the stem. They actively grow in winter and produce many offsets in a short space of time. Fertilising Aeoniums Fertilise early winter to encourage healthy growth … Read more
Aeonium Velour is a hybrid which was created by crossing Aeonium Schwarzkopf with Aeonium Canariense and is a sibling of Aeonium Blushing Beauty. Due to their parentage they both tend to look very similar during their winter growth season. GrowthVelour has a branching habit (arboreum) and can grow up to 60cm tall. All Aeoniums are … Read more
Fantastic in container gardens this slow growing Euphorbia is an easy care succulent for any garden. I received my cutting from a prize winning grower from Brisbane’s annual event ‘The Ekka’ which is held in August. PropagationThe grower instructed I let the cutting callus for at least 10 days, I was concerned to propagate the … Read more
Blushing Beauty contrasts nicely with all of your more common Aeoniums and has a slightly velvety appearance. It is one of the more compact arboreum varieties (tree like in growth habit). GrowthIn it’s growth season (winter), Blushing Beauty is mostly green but will get tinges of red/pink around the edges of the leaves. As the … Read more
