Succulent savvy
Divide thick clumps of echeverias by cutting off the rosettes with a piece of stem intact, cleaning the old rotten leaves from their bases and replanting them into the garden or in pots. Keep them on the dry side for a few days until they settle again. The cut rosettes can also be kept on a layer of newspaper until their stem wounds have callused over before re-planting them. Many other succulents like graptopetalums, crassulas and sedums can be treated and propagated the same way.
Will a flowering aeonium die?
Varieties of mature (tree houseleek) can flower spectacularly in winter with large panicles of yellow flowers. Only the rosette that has flowered will die off. Luckily, these plants produce multiple branches and stems. Simply
