Aeonium diplocyclum(Webb ex Bolle ) T.H.M. Mes
Greenovia diplocycla
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : AeonieaeGenus : Aeonium
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Aeonium diplocyclumis native to theCanary Islands(La Palma , El Hierro , and La Gomera ) . It grows at height that range from 165 to 5,580 feet ( 50 to 1,700 m ) .
Aeonium diplocyclum , formerly known asGreenovia diplocycla , is an attractive succulent that forms a nongregarious , monocarpic rosette of wan green leaf cover with a powdery salad days . The rosette can reach up to 7.2 inches ( 18 cm ) in diameter . The leaves are fleshy and spoon - shaped and can rise up to 3.2 inches ( 8 cm ) long and 2.6 inch ( 6.5 cm ) widely . The inner leaves are upright and tightly closed during summer dormancy , when the rosette close loving cup - similar , covered with dry beige - red foliage sheaths .
The flowers are deep xanthous , asterisk - shaped , 19- to 24 - merous , and appear in directly - topped , many - blossom bunch on densely leafy shuck in spring . The flower stem can arise up to 8.8 inches ( 22 cm ) tall .
Aeonium diplocyclumdiffers fromAeonium aureumin that it has larger bloom and a rosette that remains solitary and never grow set-back .
USDA hardiness zone9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° carbon ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° carbon ) .
Aeoniums do not like red-hot or dry conditions . Therefore , they may go abeyant in summertime and do not want any water except in very dry conditions . In uttermost heat , their leaves will kink to prevent excessive water loss . Growing them in moist spectre will keep them grow , but their rightful growth season is winter to spring when temperatures are cool ( 65–75˚F / 18–24˚C ) and deaden . In the wintertime , water whenever the soil has dried out . essay by intrude your finger down into the soil an inch or two . Too much moisture or allowing them to pose in wet grease will induce root hogwash .
A sandy loam or regular potting mixture is better than a intermixture specifically for cacti and succulents sinceAeoniumneeds moisture . If you are produce them in containers , repot them every 2 to 3 age with fresh potting soil .
See more atHow to produce and Care for Aeonium .
PropagateAeoniums by root cuttings , except for unbranched species , which pop off after flowering and are spread from cum . Take cuttings when the plant life is actively grow , usually in evenfall inUSDA zone 9 through 11.Aeoniums go hibernating in summertime . Cuttings that are taken while plants are torpid do not root . Each rosette dies after it flower .
See more atHow to Propagate Aeonium .
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