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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) |
| Origin: Canary Islands (Atlantic Ocean) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Spring |
| Synonyms: [A. undulatum ssp. pseudotabuliforme] |
| Parentage: (Aeonium arboreum x A. canariense?) |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Aeonium 'Pseudotabuliforme' (Green Platters) - A low growing plant with flattened rosettes to 6 to 10 inches wide with rounded glossy green leaves tightly held in a rosette on a 1 to 2 foot branching stem. This hybrid seems to flower infrequently but when it does it has yellow flowers rising up on a pyramidal inflorescence in spring. Plant in a well-drained soil in coastal sun to full or part shade with occasional irrigation - fairly drought tolerant in a shady garden. Cold hardy to the 25 °F. This is a very attractive low growing Aeonium that can be kept neat and attractive by cutting out taller stems that are easily re-rooted. It is as yet a fairly uncommon plant in cultivation that makes an excellent groundcover, focal specimen or container plant. The parentage and origin is unknown for this hybrid but it has been in cultivation for many years. It is sometimes listed as Aeonium undulatum ssp. pseudotabuliforme and also listed as a hybrid between Aeonium arboreum and Aeonium canariense but this appears to only be speculation. Its name implies some relationship to Aeonium tabuliforme but the only similarities are its smooth leaves that are flat in the rosette but it is not flat to the ground like Aeonium tabuliforme. The name was first published to describe this plant in 1977 in an article in the Cactus and Succulent Society of America Journal titled "Cactus and Succulents for the Amateur" written by the legendary succulent collectors Robert Foster and Charlie Glass. In this article they note: "Aeonium 'pseudo-tabulaeforme' is a commonly cultivated aeonium about which little seems to be known. It is presumably a hybrid of A. tabulaeforme but unlike that solitary plant it forms low, shrubby, compact bushes through lateral branching." The listing on the International Crassulaceae Network website notes that: "The parentage of this hybrid is unknown. The name suggests that it is a hybrid with A. tabuliforme, but this is most unlikely. That it is a hybrid of A. arboreum var. holochrysum x A. canariense is not very convincing either - the latter is a species with velvety leaves, the hybrid however has shining glabrous rosettes". Our stock plants came from the Huntington Botanic Garden with their accession number HBG29673.
This information about Aeonium 'Pseudotabuliforme' displayed is based on research conducted in our library and from reliable online resources. We will also note observations that we have made about it as it grows in the gardens in our nursery and those elsewhere, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others, and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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