Aeonium simsii(Sweet ) Stearn
Sempervivum poculiforme , Sempervivum simsii
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : AeonieaeGenus : Aeonium
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Aeonium simsiiis native to theCanary Islands . It pass on Gran Canaria in rocky sites at natural elevation that run from 1,640 to 6,230 ft ( 500 to 1,900 m ) .
Aeonium simsiiis a well - branch succulent that make dense clumps of short , sturdy branch that end in loving cup - shape rosettes of yellowish - green leaves with longitudinal , brownish bar on the lower surface and conelike cilia along the border . It can grow up to 12 inches ( 30 cm ) tall , while the rosette can reach a diameter of 4.8 inch ( 12 centimetre ) . The leaves are thick , fleshy , lance - form , measuring up to 2.4 inches ( 6 cm ) retentive and 0.8 inches ( 2 atomic number 96 ) astray . They may sometimes have a purple - chocolate-brown line down the center of the upper open .
The efflorescence are yellow , star - shaped , and 7- to 9 - merous . They come along in spring in flat - lead ( or nearly so ) clustering on obtusely leafy stalk that can grow up to 12 inches ( 30 centimetre ) grandiloquent .
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USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° cytosine ) .
Aeonium do not like blistering or dry weather . They may go torpid in summer and do not require any water system except in arid conditions . In utmost estrus , their leaves will curl to foreclose extravagant urine expiration . Growing them in moist ghost will keep them growing , but their on-key growth season is wintertime to spring when temperature are cool ( 65–75˚F / 18–24˚C ) and damp . In the winter , water system whenever the grime has dry out . prove by poking your finger’s breadth down into the stain an in or two . Too much moisture or allowing them to ride in blind drunk soil will cause etymon rot . A sandlike loam or regular potting mix is better than a intermixture specifically for cacti and succulent , sinceAeoniums require some moisture .
See more atHow to Grow and Care for Aeonium .
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PropagateAeoniums by stalk cuttings , except for unbranched species , which die after flowering and are propagated from seed . Take cuttings when the plant is actively develop , ordinarily in pin inUSDA zones 9 through 11.Aeoniums go sleeping in summer ; clipping take aim while plants are dormant do not root . Each leafage rosette go bad after it blooms .
See more atHow to Propagate Aeonium .
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