Aeoniums Catalog
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SucculentShop.co.za Page: 2 AEONIUM KIWI SucculentShop.co.za Page: 3 Read More SucculentShop.co.za Page: 4 BLACK ROSE TREE - AEONIUM ARBOREUM The Black Rose Tree is a native of the Canary Islands and North Africa. This striking succulent forms “flowers” or large terminal rosettes 20 cm in diameter with burgundy-black leaves at the ends of stalk like stems. Grow in clumps up to 90 cm tall with gray-brown stems that often branch near their base. Small, bright yellow star like flowers appear in spring. Grow Black Rose Tree succulents in open sunny positions that do not get heavy frosts. Water regularly during hot weather. Excellent container focus plant. Read More SucculentShop.co.za Page: 5 DWARF AEONIUM - AEONIUM SEDIFOLIUM This dwarf is perfect for Fairy & Miniature Succulent Gardens Aeonium sedifolium is a perennial, herbaceous plant or small shrub with branched stems. The flower rosettes are small compared to most aeoniums, and consist of thick and fleshy oval shaped or a trowel shaped leaves. The young leaves look similar to the leaves of genus Sedum. The leaves are sticky and are initially green, but soon form red stripes on them. Its inflorescence is a little bundle of small, golden yellow flowers. Aeonium sedifolium grows in full sun or partial shade on eroded volcanic soil. The plant is native to western Tenerife in the Canary Islands, the islands of La Palma and La Gomera. Source: Wikipedia.org Read More SucculentShop.co.za Page: 6 GIANT HOUSELEEK - AEONIUM DECORUM VAR. GUARIMARENSE The Giant House-leek a native from the Canary Islands is an evergreen, perennial, densely branched shrub up to 75 cm tall It bears lovely soft pink starry flowers in late spring In bright shade, the mid green leaves will display orange-rosy tones with red edging In full sun areas the red coloring totally intensifies Read More SucculentShop.co.za Page: 7 GREEN PINWHEEL - AEONIUM DECORUM SucculentShop.co.za Page: 8 SucculentShop.co.za Page: 9 SucculentShop.co.za Page: 10 Aeonium decorum is a densely branched, evergreen, perennial shrub up to 60 cm tall, with up to 3 inches wide rosettes, clustered on thick branches. The leaves are obovate to lanceolate, pale green, up to 5 cm long and 1.5 cm wide, with orange-red tones and red leaf margins. The inflorescence rises above the foliage, bearing small soft pink flowers. Light: It thrives best in full sunlight to part sunlight in a sheltered spot, but the bright light enhances the rich hues of the darker Aeoniums. Soil: It grows well in humus-rich, moist but well-drained, any good potting mix soil. Temperature: It prefers ideal temperatures of 65ºF – 75ºF / 18ºC – 24ºC and no lower than 50ºF / 10ºC. Water: Water moderately but consistently during the growing season, Keep the soil moist but not soggy. Allow the top one inch of soil to dry out between waterings. During the winter reduce watering to a minimum. Fertilizer: Fertilize your plant once every 2 weeks during the active growth period with a balanced liquid fertilizer diluted by half. Do not feed while dormant. Propagation: It can be easily propagated by seed or by stem cuttings. Sow seed at 19-24ºC in spring. Take cuttings of rosettes in the spring and kept at 18ºC and barely moist until rooted. Pests and Diseases: It has no serious pest or disease problems. Slugs can do some damage and the occasional bird may take a bite. Source: https://plantingman.com/aeonium-decorum-green-pinwheel/ Read More SucculentShop.co.za Page: 11 HOUSELEEK TREE - TREE AEONIUM - AEONIUM ARBOREUM SucculentShop.co.za Page: 12 Aeonium arboreum, the tree aeonium, tree houseleek, or Irish rose, is a succulent, subtropical subshrub in the flowering plant family Crassulaceae. The plant is endemic to the Canary Islands. Aeonium arboreum grows as a less branched subshrub and reaches stature heights of up to 2 meters. The more or less upright or ascending, smooth, not net-like patterned stem axes have a diameter of 1 to 3 centimeters. Their leaves are in flattened rosettes with diameters of 10 to 25 centimeters at the end of the stem axes together. Young leaves are pressed tightly together. It bears rosettes of leaves and large pyramidal panicles of bright yellow flowers in the spring. Source: Wikipedia.org Read More SucculentShop.co.za Page: 13.