Aeonium 'Velour'
aeonium 'Velour'
An upright, evergreen, succulent perennial or subshrub to around 1m tall. Branching stems are topped with rosettes of spoon-shaped to rounded, soft-textured leaves that are green towards the centre of each rosette with dark purple-red outer leaves. Conical panicles of yellow flowers may be produced in late spring or summer
Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green Purple Red | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Yellow | Green Purple Red | ||
| Autumn | Green Purple Red | |||
| Winter | Green Purple Red |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
ShelteredDrought resistance
Yes Hardiness
H1CBotanical details
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- 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
Unresolved
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow under glass in a loam-based potting compost with added extra grit. Water moderately when in growth, not at all when dormant. Apply a balanced liquid fertiliser 2 or 3 times in the growing season; for more advice see houseplant cacti and succulent cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by cuttings of rosettes kept at 18°C and barely moist until rooted
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Coastal
- Patio and container plants
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Architectural
- Sub-tropical
- Low Maintenance
Pruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse pests such as aphids and mealybugs
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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