western australia

Maybe I can keep this plant alive

@JudyEv (325923)

Rockingham, Australia

July 28, 2022 7:14am CST

We had four friends come to the house last night and we bought in pizzas. It’s my birthday tomorrow but we’ll be away so it was sort of early celebration. One friend brought me a potted plant from her garden. It’s an aeonium ‘Du Rozzen’. You can see it in the photo. It likes full sun, is easy to grow, tolerant to dry conditions and very low maintenance. The dimensions are 40cm (15 inches) high and 60cm (23 inches) spread. It sounds like my type of plant. I’ve already repotted it into a bowl-shaped container and it’s on the wall with some similar pots. However, now I’ve worked out how high 40cm is, it might get too big for the container I have it in. I guess it will be okay for a while.

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@BarBaraPrz (45511)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

28 Jul 22

Interesting looking plant, and nice finish on the pot.

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@BarBaraPrz (45511)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

28 Jul 22

And I meant to wish you happiness on your birthday.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

@BarBaraPrz Thanks for the good wishes. Yes, the pot is quite attractive.

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@LadyDuck (458458)

• Switzerland

28 Jul 22

Those grow pretty big. I put a small one in a large container and now the container is full.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

I thought it might stay small but it seems not. But that's okay. Later I might plant it into the garden.

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@LadyDuck (458458)

• Switzerland

28 Jul 22

@JudyEv I thought that those succulents would have not grown so much.

@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

28 Jul 22

That is one good looking plant. And it looks quite hardy too.

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@flapiz (22403)

• United Kingdom

28 Jul 22

@JudyEv Hahaha are you a plant killer then?

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

@flapiz Yes, I have a degree in it!!

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

I need hardy plants. My plants have to be tough to survive!

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@sjvg1976 (41131)

• Delhi, India

28 Jul 22

It seems to be a good plant. Happy birthday in advance.

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@sjvg1976 (41131)

• Delhi, India

31 Jul 22

@JudyEv how did you celebrate it?

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

Thanks and now my birthday is a thing of the past till next year!!

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

@sjvg1976 We were taking photos at a horse ride all day but we did go out for a nice meal at night.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

28 Jul 22

First of all happy birthday!

it would have been my brother's birthday today too. I'm a bit like you, trying to keep plants in pots that are too small for them! Good luck. I'm sure you're better thn I am at keeping plants alive.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

Thanks for the good wishes. It's my sister's and brother's birthday too but my brother passed away a few years ago. They are twins, exactly eight years older than me so every time I had a birthday I had to buy two presents!!

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

31 Jul 22

@JudyEv That must have seemed unfair when you were younger. But I guess they were in the same boat too

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

@valmnz Yes, of course. And imagine Mum having to go off on the morning of their 8th birthday. I think she stayed in hospital a week. That's what they did in those days.

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@Ronrybs (17840)

• London, England

30 Jul 22

If it was me, even a dry tolerant plant wouldn't last long! Green thumbs, I don't have

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

My heart really sinks when people gives me plants. I'd like to be a better gardener but I don't think it's going to happen.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Aug 22

@Ronrybs I have gardening gloves but they can be pretty restrictive. I seem to have got more fastidious as I've got older.

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@Ronrybs (17840)

• London, England

31 Jul 22

@JudyEv Same here, playing in the dirt no longer holds my fascination!

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

29 Jul 22

Looks like a colourful foliage plant. May be you can propagate once there are more branches?

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

31 Jul 22

@JudyEv You sure will. Good Luck

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

It seems to have a small one at its base at the moment and my friend grew it so hopefully I'll get more plants from it.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16539)

• China

29 Jul 22

Happy birthday to you ! The plants of aeonium are able to thrive in dry conditions.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

It's wet here at the moment but it will soon get dry again.

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@RebeccasFarm (86772)

• United States

29 Jul 22

I hope you will have a very stupendous birthday Judy!!

That is a nice plant too. Glad you had friends over to celebrate.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

Thanks. I did have an enjoyable day thanks. We were able to go out for dinner which was nice.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

28 Jul 22

It sounds really interesting and I like the way it looks. But it appears to be available only in Australia and the UK, for now. I hope you enjoy it and it lives well for you.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jul 22

Thanks. Isn't that funny that it doesn't seem to be available in the US? Just about everything else seems to be.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

28 Jul 22

@JudyEv That's what I thought, too. There are several varieties of it that I liked as well as the one you have. (There is one that looks like a Hen and Chicks that is bright yellow. I'd love to have that in a pot on the porch!)

@Hannihar (129493)

• Israel

29 Jul 22

@JudyEv Happy Birthday Judy and have a good one. Nice looking plant. Good luck with it and the pizzas are nice to celebrate anything.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

There were six of us and it was lovely to catch up with two that we hadn't seen for a while.

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@Hannihar (129493)

• Israel

31 Jul 22

@JudyEv I am glad you had a good time and especially with two you have not seen in a while. Nice way to celebrate one's birthday.

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@nitirrbb7 (4317)

• India

29 Jul 22

Happy Birthday Judy, I am sure that plant will grow long till your next birthday.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

Thanks. You have more confidence in me than I have but I'll be trying hard! lol

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Paula Tranchina

@Ganma7 (3664)

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6 Aug 22

Very pretty! I like it

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

7 Aug 22

Thanks. I like it too and hope it lives for me.

@misunderstood_zombie (8142)

• United States

29 Jul 22

It's very lovely. Your friends were so sweet to bring you such lovely presents. Is that a standard thing to do in Australia when visiting?

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

Many f the older people take a small gift if they are visiting someone. Some would perhaps take a small jar of home-made jam or pickles but not many make their own any more.

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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)

• United States

31 Jul 22

@JudyEv I think this is a great idea, since it doesn't have to be very expensive. I believe people at one time brought a gift to parties, but this is rich people I think in the US.

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@GardenGerty (157598)

• United States

29 Jul 22

They do get quite tall. But they are very pretty.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

It might be better off in the ground if it's going to reach its full height.

@jstory07 (134395)

• Roseburg, Oregon

28 Jul 22

Hopefully it will be ok in that pot otherwise you will have yo transplant it.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

I might put it in the ground later when it gets bigger.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (36469)

• Toccoa, Georgia

29 Jul 22

It's nice looking. I always kill plants. I'm not a good gardener whereas my husband has a very good green thumb and can grow anything.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

I'm not a good gardener but my Mum and sister were/are both very good and could/can grow almost anything.

@xFiacre (12605)

• Ireland

28 Jul 22

@judyev It's looking good. My wife is now addicted to growing cuttings of Kalanchoe. We've got dozens of them! They're so easy to grow and they look good.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

People sell off such things here on local FB sites or whatever. We bought some geraniums etc from a backyard where the lady was propagating all sorts of things.

@LindaOHio (156488)

• United States

29 Jul 22

Happy Birthday, Judy! That's a pretty plant.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

I'm hoping I'll be able to keep it alive for a while. And thanks for the good wishes.

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Christina Ladanger

@Ladanger (14582)

• United States

29 Jul 22

Happy Birthday and that’s such a nice plant. These are my feelings plants.

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@JudyEv (325923)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 Jul 22

Thanks for the good wishes. Your plants look really nice. Very healthy-looking.