Aeonium Dinner Plate

Aeonium tabuliforme is a biennial or short-lived perennial succulent that forms a flat, stemless, monocarpic rosette of pale to bright green leaves tightly appressed to each other. The rosette can reach up to 18 inches (45 cm) in diameter. The leaves are fleshy, more or less spoon-shaped, rounded at the tip, ending abruptly in a short, sharp point. They can measure up to 8 inches (20 cm) long and 1.6 inches (4 cm) wide.

The flowers are star-shaped, pale yellow, and appear in dense clusters in an erect raceme, usually in late spring. The raceme can grow up to  24 inches (60 cm) tall.

Aeoniums do not like hot or dry weather. In summer, they may go dormant and do not require any water except in arid conditions. In extreme heat, their leaves will curl to prevent excessive water loss. Growing them in moist shade will keep them growing, but their true growth season is winter to spring when temperatures are cool, 65 to 75 °F  (18 to 24 °C), and damp. In the winter, water whenever the soil has dried out. Test by poking your finger down into the soil an inch or 2 (2.5 to 5 cm). Too much moisture or allowing them to sit in wet soil will cause root rot.