Save a flowering Aeonium?

[Shmuel]

My Aeonium tabuliniforma has styarted to fower and I fear that is it's death cry!!!

Is there any way to save it like cutting off the flower and hope it offtets or...

Shmuel

[greenknight]

Cutting off the flower won't save it, that rosette is done for. You may be able to propagate it, though, see - http://www.cactus-art.biz/schede/AEONIU ... eforme.htm

[Shmuel]

That's what I get for growing monocarps. One big fling and....
I'll try leaf cuttings as per the cactus-art page - thanks Spence. I tried that with a Rosularia libinotica and they just never took. Well, once more unto the breach dear friends...

Shmuel

[Shmuel]

I have another Aeonium tabulinaforma that has not flowered. Do you thin if I cut the head off the stem it will produce shoots?

Shmuel

[greenknight]

I have no idea.