Aeonium aureum

rock rose
Pale aqua green leaves flush out in winter and close to tight balls in summer months, looks like a green rose during fall transition!
Aeonium aureumAeonium aureumAeonium aureum
synonyms Greenovia aurea
height 8–12in
width 1–2ft
tolerates Cool Summers, Drought, Fog, Wind
water
needs		 Low
water
info		 For this plant summer water is not recommended. You’ll rob yourself of the main reason people grow this plant (to see the fall season rose-like form). Let it go through summer, resist watering even if it looks like it is shriveling up and “dying” as long as you are relatively near the coast it will be fine. Resume watering from October - May if winter rains fail.
hardy
to		 30F
exposure Part Shade – Part Sun
indoor
outdoor		 Outdoor
drainage In Ground: Cactus Mix, In Pots: Cactus Mix, Tolerates Sandy Soil
fertilizing All Purpose, Low Needs
origin Canary Islands
california
native		 No
sunset
zones		 16, 17, 21–24

Sunset Zones Map

Outdoor Exposure Guide

Growing Notes

Most aeoniums are monocarpic, meaning that a head will die once it flowers, usually replaced by the lower suckers on clumping varieties like this one.
Aeoniums tend to be brittle, so they should be kept away from high traffic areas where physical damage is a possibility.
When over-fertilized, aeoniums grow lush and soft, attracting aphids.

Special Interest

The first photo (in the white pot) is of this plant in its flushed out winter growth period.