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Aeonium
CRASSULACEAE
Shrubs and Perennial Succulents
A genus of perennial
succulents some of which are short-lived, and evergreen succulent
shrubs, grown for their rosettes of bright-green, blue-green, or
sometimes black-purple fleshy leaves. Most species grow from Autumn
through to Spring and are semi-dormant during the Summer. Aeoniums
produce flowers in colours that range from white through pale or bright
yellows and onto pale-pinks and coppery-reds.
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Aeonium. arboreum
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Form: A bushy perennial succulent
Height: 2ft (60cm)
Spread: 3ft (1m)
Foliage: Branched stems are crowned with a rosette, up to 6in (15cm)
across, of broadly lance-shaped, glossy, bright-green leaves.
Flowers: In spring, cones of small star-shaped, golden flowers are
produced on stems of 2 to 3 years old, which then die back after
flowering.
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Aeonium. arboreum
'Schwarzkopf'
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See: Aeonium.
'Zwartkop'
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Aeonium. haworthii
[Pinwheel]
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Form: A bushy, perennial succulent, with freely branching stems,
each carrying rosettes of leaves 5in (12cm) across.
Min Temp: 41oF (5oC)
Height: 2ft (60cm)
Spread: 3ft (1m)
Foliage: Blue-green succulent leaves, often having a red margin.
Flowers: In Spring producing a terminal spike of star-shaped,
pink-tinged, pale-yellow flowers.
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Aeonium. tabuliforme
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Form: A monocarpic, prostrate, almost stemless, short-lived
perennial succulent, having a basal rosette spreading to 12in (30cm)
across.
Height: 2in (5cm)
Spread: 12in (30cm)
Foliage: Bright green succulent leaves
Flowers: In Spring producing star-shaped yellow flowers, following which
it dies.
Propagate from seed.
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Aeonium. 'Zwartkop'
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Form: A
bushy, perennial succulent, having stems which are crowned with a
rosette of leaves, 6in (15cm) across.
Height: 2ft (60cm)
Spread: 3ft (1m)
Foliage: Narrow dark-purple leaves.
Flowers: In Spring producing pyramids of golden flowers on 2 to 3 year
old stems which then die.
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Cultivation: -
Prefers partial shade
and exceptionally well-drained, fertile soil. |
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Propagation: -
Grow from seed sown in
Summer; or Branching
species can be propagated from stem cuttings taken in Spring or Summer.
Allow the cut surface to form a callus before inserting in compost.
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Frost
Tender ~ 41oF (5oC)
Pests & Diseases: -
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This page was last updated on
05/02/2004
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