Aeoniums

KeenOnGreen · April 2020

My Aeonium cuttings are coming along nicely since last Autumn. I read that you need to pinch out the top leaves, to encourage them to branch out. Is this correct, or will they naturally branch out if I just leave them? I think I understand what needs to be done to pinch out the top leaves, to encourage branching, but cannot find any photos of this on the Internet. Does anyone have any photos showing how to do this correctly?

fidgetbones · April 2020

If you cut the top off and use it as a cutting, the lower bit will produce more shoots. I usually only do it when the stem is lanky, to rejuvenate it.

KeenOnGreen · April 2020

I have already made cuttings using that method, and these were taken from a multi-stem plant. I now want those cuttings to branch into multi-stem plants. There is only one flower on each of my cuttings (see photo), if I cut that off I will be left with a bare stem. I read that you should pull off 10 petals from around the flower, and that then sends multiple branches out from that point, but I'd like to see a photo of what that looks like. Hope that makes sense.