Aeonium nigrum

Description

Bright green, spoon-shaped, leaves with slightly fuzzy margins form a dense rosette. When exposed to plenty of sunshine Aeonium nigrum turns a deep purple shade from the leaf tips towards its pale centre. Aeoniums are monocarpic, meaning they die after flowering. The stem from which the inflorescence develops elongates and produces a mass of star-shaped yellow flowers. Once bloomed, the stem with the inflorescence dies back.

WATERING

In S/S water thoroughly only when 100% of the soil has dried out. In A/W allow the soil to dry 100%, water sparingly (every two months or so). In spring, gradually increase watering.

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS

Full sun.

FEED

Use a house plant fertiliser every month between April – September.

REPOTTING

Re-pot once per year for the first few years, then every 2-3 years. Use a well-draining cactus and succulent potting mix, adding additonal drainage mediums such as gravel, pumice or perlite.

POT SIZE / HEIGHT

See available sizes below. Please note that, due to their natural variability, specimens’ height may be within 10-20% of the stated height below.

Plant supplied in plastic nursery pot.