hello all,

I have a Aeonium black or purple, it has 1 trunk/stalk and one big rosette on the top. The rosette is big and heavy and the trunk is thinner nearer the base, which is prone to falling due to the heavy top.

My Aeonium Black only has one rosette and has no signs of extra stalks growing. I have had it since it was only 4 inches high, a year and a half ago, and now it is 18 inches high and I can feel it straining because of it's height and heavy top.

All this plant is doing is just growing taller and taller. With it's thin trunk, I am afraid that it won't support the top much longer. How should I resolve this problem? Do I find a deeper pot and bury the thin trunk? Or could I cut the trunk shorter and re-pot it, but then it will have no roots!!

I have re-potted this plant 2 times and noticed that this plant differs from others I have in the way that the root ball is small compared to the pot size. Is this normal?

Also what should I do to get more rosettes?

Many thanks
L Tang