Yesterday we looked into some varied subspecies and cultivars of the A. arboreum. Today we look at a very confusing distinction between 2 very similar plants.
Aeonium canariense (or canariensis)
Aeonium subplanum
Some say these are the same plant, synonyms even. Others claim one is a subspecies of the other. I don’t know. What I do know is they are both large, low growing, green aeoniums, with pink-tipped leaf margins in full sun. However the plant we are calling canariense is taller, while the subplanum is broader (the photos make them look the same size, but the subplanum is actually twice as big across). Also the canariense leaves are fuzzier while the subplanum leaves are glossier. And the pink tinges on the 2 are slightly different colors.
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May 5th, 2010 at 11:36 pm
Hi
I’m afraid neither of these are what you think, as both A. canariense from Tenerife and A. subplanum (now named A. canariense var subplanum or A. canariense subsp. latifolium) have hairy leaves and are stemless. Your plants look like hybrids, for example the red tips speak of A. urbicum, ciliatum or even haworthii. In case they came from the wild I would be mos interested in swapping cuttings.
Regards,
Carlos
May 6th, 2010 at 6:34 am
Most of our aeoniums are probably hybrids. That’s OK. I do say one is a subspecies of the other, As you claim. And our “A. Subplanum” is stemless and does have hairy leaves.
November 5th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
yes yes I too thing it is not Aeonium subplanum…. I only can say yes I want a cutting I have many another cutting of Aeonium and we can exchange