Aeonium canariense
Canary Island aeonium
A green succulent which forms large rosettes of bright green fleshy leaves. It slowly develops a bare stem as the rosettes grows upwards to 1m in the wild but more like 50cm in a pot. If the top is pruned, it develops side shoots and a more bushy habit. It may eventually grow heads of yellow-green flowers after which it will die
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Yellow Green | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green | |||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H2Botanical details
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Matforming, Columnar upright
- Genus
Aeonium are evergreen succulents often of shrubby habit, with fleshy leaves in terminal rosettes on the shoots, and racemes or panicles of small, star-shaped flowers with numerous narrow petals
- Name status
Correct
- Plant range
- Canary Is., Tenerife
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in any well-lit and well-drained soil. For more advice see houseplant cacti and succulent cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by seed sown at 19-24C in spring or by cuttings of rosettes kept at 18C and barely moist until rooted
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Architectural
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Houseplants
- Patio and container plants
- Conservatory and greenhouse
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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