White Stonecrop (Sedum album), a modest European succulent well-established in parts of coastal North America and a rare or perhaps just cryptic presence in southern … Read the full post
Tree Aeonium (Aeonium arboreum)
Tree Aeonium (Aeonium arboreum), a Canary Islands native widely adopted into horticultural use and available in Melbourne from at least the 1850s. Aeonium is inherent … Read the full post
Jade (Crassula ovata)
Jade (Crassula ovata), a staple succulent of topiary and floriculture, and a relatively unusual adventive colonist of rock exposures in Melbourne’s coastal and riparian hinterlands. … Read the full post
Pinwheel Aeonium (Aeonium haworthii)
Pinwheel Aeonium (Aeonium haworthii), forming a remarkable patch of aerial succulent garden over the Merri Creek. Aeonium is a Canary Islands native, and formerly enjoyed … Read the full post
Fairy Crassula (Crassula multicava ssp. multicava)
Fairy Crassula (Crassula multicava ssp. multicava), a common and ‘bulletproof’ succulent of Melbourne’s domestic gardens, and a capable coloniser of dry woodlands and rocky exposures … Read the full post