Aeonium hierrense

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A perennial succulent sub-shrub, up to 1.2m high, with a smooth or slightly-fissured, usually unbranched, stem topped with a rosette, 60cm across, of smooth dark green leaves, tinged red or purple and with fine hairs around the edge. A pink and white flowerhead, up to 50cm across, can be produced in spring

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Loam, Sand

Max Height

1-1.5 metres

Max Spread

0.5-1 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
10–20 years
Max Spread
0.5-1 metres
Max Height
1-1.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Loam Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H1C
Drought Resistance
Yes

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Crassulaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
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
Hierro Las Palas

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in full sun under glass in a cool greenhouse or conservatory; use a gritty, peat-free, loam-based medium and allow it to dry out slightly between waterings; for more advice see houseplant cacti and succulent cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by stem-tip softwood cuttings or leaf cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Patio and container plants
  • Architectural
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Sub-tropical
  • Low Maintenance

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to mealybugs

Diseases

Generally disease-free