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Aeonium urbicum

 
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Family: Crassulaceae (krass-yoo-LAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Aeonium (ee-OH-nee-um) (Info)
Species: urbicum (UR-bee-kum) (Info)

Synonym:Sempervivum urbicum
Synonym:Sempervivum retusum

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Category:
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Cactus and Succulents

Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing:
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)
12-15 in. (30-38 cm)
15-18 in. (38-45 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Pink
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Winter/Early Spring

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Blue-Green
Succulent
Rubbery-Textured

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
This plant is monocarpic

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From seed; germinate in vitro in gelatin, agar or other medium

Seed Collecting:
Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed
Collect seedhead/pod when flowers fade; allow to dry

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2 positives
No neutrals
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Gardeners' Notes:

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Positive palmbob On Mar 16, 2004, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

Tends to be a nonbranching Aeonium, up to over 3' tall, from the Canary Islands. Large heads up to 10" across. Green color. Good in groups.

Positive albleroy On Feb 3, 2003, albleroy from Wavre/ greenhous +/- 2500 species, IA wrote:

A fine plant, usually recognizable by its tall unbranched stem, from 3ft upto !!! 7 feet high. Leaves in a broad densee rosette, glabrous, green or glaucous, elongate-spathulate. Inflorescence very large, glabrous, pyramidal up to 80 cm long. Grows from sea-level upto 1100 m high.
Seedlings available on request.
We find it in Teno, Anaga, Santiago, Masca, La Laguna etc.

Indeed dear, it is a non branching Aeonium who, after flowering, will dye.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Los Angeles, California
San Marino, California



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