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  Depending on the plant, and the species, the leaves can have attractive variegations. The genus shows a wide variety of growth patterns, from the tall, branching Aeonium arboretum to the minute, spreading Aeonium sedifolium. Many species form low, spreading mats such as Aeonium haworthii, while others, like Aeonium nobile, form a single large, if not spectacular, rosette. Low-growing Aeonium species are Aeonium tabuliforme and Aeonium smithii. Some species are monocarpic, dying after they blossom. The plants are propagated by leaf cuttings, stem cuttings, and by seed. They are related to the genera Sempervivum, Aichryson and Monanthes, which is easy to see from their similar flower and inflorescences. Recently, the genus Greenovia has been placed within Aeonium. Aeonium belongs to the Crassulaceae family. Most species are autumn and spring growers, and should be watered and fed regularly at these periods. Autumn is also a good time for rooting cuttings. When the plants are getting older, it is often a good idea to cut and replant the terminal rosettes to prevent the plants from becoming leggy. This also has the added benefit of preventing the plant from reaching the size at which it will bloom.
Aeonium decorum var. minor is a succulent which forms a little bush of around 20 cm high. The rosettes are about 6 cm in diameter. The leaves are fat and can be jagged. Like many other Aeonium species the colour of the leaves change with the seasons. The leaves of Aeonium decorum var. minor can be green with some touches of brown, or purple when grown in a semi-shaded area but the more sunlight it receives the darker the leaves will be. 
  
  
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