John Mitchell Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Calling all succulent experts. I think this is some type of agave plant. Does anyone happen to know? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustydingo Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Just one of the many, many different Echeveria. dd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Gainey Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Looks like a type of Aeonium Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Uh-oh. Now I'm really confused. But thanks. I'll check out your suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clare Gainey Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Aeonium possibly Blushing Beauty or Rubra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Richards Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Genus sempervivum, commonly known as houseleek, a member of the crassulaceae family.................I think!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Richmond Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Aeonium. Can't tell you which one without more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Aeonium. Can't tell you which one without more info. I'm thinking you're correct. It looks a lot like this one. Sorry, I don't have a shot of the entire plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM photo Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Probably Aeonium but possibly Greenovia. Location would help but I'm assuming it was in cultivation, which always makes life difficult. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Probably Aeonium but possibly Greenovia. Location would help but I'm assuming it was in cultivation, which always makes life difficult. Chris Looks more like Aeonium to me. Yes, it was cultivated and identified as a "succulent" only. Perhaps I'll play things safe and leave it at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 It's definitely an aeonium - it looks the spittin' image of the giant houseleeks (Aeonium urbicum or maybe pseudourbicum) which are native to Tenerife and have these maroon borders and the little spiky bits (cilia I think they are called) on green leaves but I'm no expert (unlike John Richmond) and there could be other very similar species. Have you seen it in flower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 It's definitely an aeonium - it looks the spittin' image of the giant houseleeks (Aeonium urbicum or maybe pseudourbicum) which are native to Tenerife and have these maroon borders and the little spiky bits (cilia I think they are called) on green leaves but I'm no expert (unlike John Richmond) and there could be other very similar species. Have you seen it in flower? No, I haven't seen this plant in flower. I just bumped into it by accident so to speak and liked the radial pattern of the leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlessandraRC Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 hen and chicks. Mine (I have an almost identical photo) I identified as Sempervivum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 It's definitely an aeonium - it looks the spittin' image of the giant houseleeks (Aeonium urbicum or maybe pseudourbicum) which are native to Tenerife and have these maroon borders and the little spiky bits (cilia I think they are called) on green leaves but I'm no expert (unlike John Richmond) and there could be other very similar species. Have you seen it in flower? No, I haven't seen this plant in flower. I just bumped into it by accident so to speak and liked the radial pattern of the leaves. Taking a photograph you liked the look of? That's a slippery slope, you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 It's definitely an aeonium - it looks the spittin' image of the giant houseleeks (Aeonium urbicum or maybe pseudourbicum) which are native to Tenerife and have these maroon borders and the little spiky bits (cilia I think they are called) on green leaves but I'm no expert (unlike John Richmond) and there could be other very similar species. Have you seen it in flower? No, I haven't seen this plant in flower. I just bumped into it by accident so to speak and liked the radial pattern of the leaves. Taking a photograph you liked the look of? That's a slippery slope, you know. Oh yeah, I know. But after photographing so many things that I don't particularly like, I thought I needed a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 Maybe this might help? Cheers, Philippe Looks good, almost as good as chocolate. I'll check it out. Thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I've photographed a few things the English National Trust doesn't like, apparently (its stately homes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 Maybe this might help? Cheers, Philippe After watching the video, I'm fairly confident that it's an aeonium of some kind. No biggie, though. I've decided than "succulent" will suffice for this image. Thanks everyone for the botanical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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