Aeonium 'Torchbearer'
tree houseleek 'Torchbearer'
A mound-forming succulent with rosettes of fleshy leaves which develop green but become deep red purple. It multiplies as new rosettes at the base, gradually forming a mat or cascading over the sides of a pot. Each rosette may eventually grow a head of yellow-green flowers after which that rosette will die
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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 | Green Red | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Yellow Green | Green Red | ||
| Autumn | Green Red | |||
| Winter | Green Red |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H2Botanical details
- Family
- Crassulaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Matforming, Clump forming
- 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
Accepted
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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