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Cactus Succulent

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

Other common names
giant velvet rose
velvet rose
Synonyms
Aeonium giganteum
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
5–10 years
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
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
H2
Botanical 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

May be susceptible to aphids and mealybugs

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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