Once known as a "living jewel" fetching a bubbly price tag of over 10,000 yen per plant, its fascinating origin story begins when an angel (in succulent form) suddenly appeared in the California home of Lenore Dean. While its place of birth is certain, there's still some debate about what species it originated from. Some websites claim it's a variegated form of E. 'Imbricata' , but the ICN clearly disagrees. It definitely has a Secunda lineage, given its persistent tendency to branch or become woody. Variegation sometimes appears unevenly depending on the offset. In China, it's often traded under the name "玉蝶錦" (Jade Butterfly Variegata), possibly borrowing the "グラウカ E. glauca " name from the Secunda line. However, in Japan, it's preferred to call it simply "Lenore Dean." It's quite challenging to keep alive through the summer—among the toughest echeveria varieties. Some growers even accept it only as an annual.
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| Hardiness | -1℃ / 30℉ |
| Blooming Season | - |
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Perfectly styled with cool blue-grey leaves and creamy stripes, complete with pink highlights in winter—this jewel-like echeveria has been creating a buzz and commanding prices over 10,000 yen as of 2017.
The very first plant was a chance mutation discovered in the garden of Lenore Dean, living in Sonoma, Northern California. Garden designer David Sheppard helped spread it further. It also crossed over to the UK, sold as "Compton Carousel," and goes by the alternate name "Serenity" as well.
It's often said to have originated from a mutation in either Secunda or Imbricata echeverias, but the ICN does not support this, so nothing is definitive. Interestingly, San Marcos Growers have reported that the non-variegated Echeveria imbricata 'Gray Swirl' looks almost identical to Imbricata, seemingly blurring the lines with Lenore Dean's variegated form.
The literature says it produces orange and red flowers, but as it's variegated, it's said to rarely bloom.
...or at least that's what I wrote before, but it actually did flower for me (the color was more of a deep pink than orange). There are some echeveria hybrids that never bloom even after three years, so compared to those, Lenore Dean seems more cooperative. Still, even searching for its blooms online yields almost no photos—so flowering may indeed be rare.
ルノーディーンの正式名称はセクンダ'コンプトンカルーセル'だそうで。 #エケベリア https://t.co/bqY7i3IsV1
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何気にプチ癒し！多肉植物！1枚目は熊童子(通称熊の手くん)2枚目エケベリア種のルノーディーン この子達を育てるにあたって必要になってくるので3枚目のルクスメーター…たっぷり光をあげないといけないのです！特にルノーディーンさんは葉緑素が少ないのでとても気難しい子なのだとか…癒しは必要ね！ https://t.co/lDpnBjYLmK
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