An eye catching black-foliage plant of the Common Aeonium, grown as either a succulent bedding or a feature plant. The fleshy leaves are produced at the ends of basal shoots. Bright yellow, star-shaped flowers from spring to summer. The plant is roughly 2m tall and 2m wide.
Type
Exotic
Maintenance
Medium
Water use
Moderate
Lifecycle
Perennial
Container
One
Size
Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
Foliage
Evergreen
Zones
Moist tropical,
Semi-arid with summer rain,
Moist temperate with hot summers,
Arid interior,
Semi-arid with winter rain,
Moist temperate with warm summers,
Winter rains with dry summers
Soils
Sandy,
Loam,
Clay
Tolerances
Frost
Regions
Central Highlands Garden,
Yarra Valley Water plants