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icedance

Gardened all my life and have been working in horticulture since 2003, love plants and music among other things.

Aeonium Arboreum Zwartkop

  • Season Icon Early WinterEarly Winter 2018
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icedance

Was getting too cold in the greenhouse so moved into the hallway.. seems happier 🙂 #succulentsunday

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icedance

@hayleyaj this is mine Hayley not growing but not losing too many leaves now 👍

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hayleyaj

Looks fab! Can't wait for mine to grow additional blooms, they were babies this time last year. 😄 @icedance

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icedance

Thanks Hayley this was a diddy one last year but already had offshoots @hayleyaj

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  • Season Icon Mid AutumnMid Autumn 2017
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icedance

Prompted to bring this in following a conversation here this morning... should have done this before now really ☺️

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ShelleySnyder

Wow! This looks huge! 💘😍

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icedance

It was a very diddy little chap in May Shelley... it's come on beautifully.. I'm hoping I don't kill it over winter .. need to find a cool spot @ShelleySnyder

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ShelleySnyder

Wow! I think it likes you!!💘😍

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icedance

Well it did but I have a habit of killing them off over winter !!! @ShelleySnyder

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awomanonabike

👏🏻👏🏻 Mine manage well enough in the house, though they do go green until they get back out into the sun 💚🖤💚

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icedance

You must have the magic touch Jacqueline 👍 the leaves always start dropping on mine .. I'm thinking of trying out the greenhouse this year as Monte put his there on Friday ? @awomanonabike

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awomanonabike

Some of the bottom leaves do drop off but it doesn't seem to do them any harm. Our house is quite cool! Is your greenhouse heated?

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icedance

Reassuring to know your leaves drop too, since we got insulated house is quite cosy ... do you water at all during winter ? Monte mumbled something about just being Frost free ? My greenhouse isn't heated but I am tempted to get a heater 🤔 @awomanonabike

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awomanonabike

Funnily enough we have just got the house insulated too and I'm wondering how happy they will be as house is a lot cosier. I have just ordered a small greenhouse heater to keep the frost off but not sure about how effective/£ it will be 🤔 I give them a little water every 10 days or so, though I don't water the other succulents at all so not sure why I water these 🤔🤔🤔

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icedance

I do normally water a bit just like you but I have a feeling they prefer to be dry over winter, I think I need to do a bit more research on this I really don't want to lose this one ☝️ if I come across any groundbreaking info I'll pass it on @awomanonabike 😊

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awomanonabike

Thanks Sam. I've had mine since I bought the original one about 10 years ago at the wonderful (& now private) Jura House garden. I might keep one in the house & water it and put the other in the greenhouse and let it dry and see which does better. Jane may be interested in this conversation too @pelly

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  • Season Icon Early SummerEarly Summer 2017
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icedance

#succulentsunday

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hayleyaj

Fabulous! Can't wait for mine to look like this 😍

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icedance

Thanks Hayley got this at the national garden show when it was teeny weeny .. happy outside for the summer before I put a hex on it for the winter ❄️ never seem to be able to bring them through 🤔 @hayleyaj

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hayleyaj

Mines doing fab outside on my shelves, it was a teeny baby too but had shot up now in the sun! 😃

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fisherman

Love these.😊

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