r/succshaming

found a mess of potted succulents plants and dried flower bunches in the trash. wtf.

Not particularly the most interesting hybrid I’ve created, aside from the sheer size of its inflorescence. SHEESH.

Hybrid is Aeonium diplocyclum x Aeonium castello-paivae ‘Sarae’ (AKA Aeonium castello-paivae var sarae, although it’s never been properly published so that name is not recognized, taxonomically speaking). Created by me 🤭

Shown in a pot 6in (~15cm) across.

This plant originally was a bit of a “blah” plant. It has mostly been a blue-green-grey color up until recently, after I decided to move it into stronger light and those Sarae colors started showing up more.

I wasn’t originally planning on doing anything with this plant but maybe I’ll try a couple of crosses with it now that it’s looking a bit more vibrant. I could do something really funny and cross it with Aeonium glutinosum, which similarly has some outrageously long, slender inflorescences compared to the rest of the plant. Could really lean into that ridiculous inflorescence, plus glutinosum could add some more reddish stripes and unusual leaf shapes to the mix as well.

We’ll see. If anything, I’ll probably just do a small handful of crosses with it. I know it may seem like an unusual plant, but flowers aside (and as someone who has now made hundreds of hybrids) it doesn’t really have that much to offer me that I couldn’t achieve with other more visually interesting hybrids.

Still, sometimes unexpected things can happen - like how this lil dude turned out to be absolutely PACKING lol.

Look at this sucker, trying so hard to thrive.

I feel guilty for how this one turned out. It was such a sweet little cactus when I first got it, but apparently it didn’t enjoy the spot where I put it in my apartment - and by the time I realised, it was too late. :(

Now it’s outdoors and thriving again (at least, its head is).

I forgot to water this one for a while and let’s just say he got a little excited….