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Genus Aeonium (Aeonium)

Aeonium tabuliforme Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais

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Common Name: Aeonium

This genus is comprised of evergreen perennials, biennial succulents, and subshrubs with fleshy, tidy, rosette leaves. Flowers appear in spring to summer. The plants are grown in temperate greenhouses, in borders, or as house plants.
Noteworthy characteristics: Found on hillsides in Madeira, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, North Africa, and the Mediterranean. A variety of architectural rosette forms and foliage colors are represented.
Care: Outdoors, grow in moderately fertile well-drained soil in partial shade. They actively grow in winter in warmer areas. Keep dry when dormant.
Propagation: Sow seed in spring. Wait until cuttings taken in early summer are calloused, then pot in a sandy cactus mix and keep barely moist.
Problems: Aphids when flowering; mealybugs in autumn and winter.

Species, varieties and cultivars for genus Aeonium

Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'
(Black rose)

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The "flowers" of black rose. are actually rosettes of burgundy-black leaves at the ends of stalklike stems. In winter, bright yellow flowers contrast with the dark foliage. 'Zwartkop' is a wonderful backdrop plant that can show off many companion plants to maximum advantage.