On 21/10/08 16:49, in article , "Malcolm"
wrote:


Could some kind person identify this plant for me, please?

It is growing outside on the island of Islay.

www.indaal.demon.co.uk/pictures/plant.html

A bit broke off a couple of months ago and we stuck it in a large pot
and it rooted and grew immediately.

It's an Aeonium. They do root quite easily but are tender in much of UK so
keep yours indoors for the winter unless you live in one of those places! In
Scilly they seem to seed themselves all over the place and grow wild.
There are some interesting varieties, one being an almost black one called
'Zwartkop' but usually called 'Schwarzkopf'.
(My Godson and his wife had a holiday with their twins on Islay this summer
and are lyrical about it.)
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)