They're Aeoniums.

Thanks. Just googled them. Not very Hardy. Will not bother with them.

Mmm..... surprised to hear you say that. They can just about be grown outside in mild parts of the U.K. if drainage is good. Surprised they wouldn't be hardy in Sydney. Where did the woman throwing them out have them growing?

They should be quite ground hardy for Sydney. I belive that is included in your hardiness zone 4, which equates roughly to the USA zone 10, which is pretty much perfect for these plants. Just need very good drainage and fair amount of sun, otherwise not very fussy about soil conditions :-)

btw, it is best to let the cut stems callous over before planting to avoid rot.

@floral They were just put outside so don't know where they were planted.

@gardengal I got hard clay in those no man land. Drainage will be an issue. But those areas are rain fed so not not much water in first place to cause drainage issues.

They are really beautiful. I would pot them up and enjoy them indoors.

They are quite nice in sunlight, set them outside in a pot, you will like them.

Their final resting place. Hopefully they will make it. Did not water them as soil was moist. Too finicky about root root I see.

I like to think that every plant I get is an experiment. Just as these Aeoniums are with you.

Thanks AL. Looks like I did exactly opposite of many of the things you said. Only hope is that the 104 here in Sydney cooks them nice and dry while they are in ground. Will not water them.

5 months on and the one in pots are growing well!! In ground ones are a bit sad coz of lack of water.

The one in pots even flowered !!!

Just a little FYI these guys are monocarpic. Which means they bloom once and die. The whole plant doesn’t die, just the rosette that is blooming dies back.

Strange plant is this.