Aeonium 'Green Tea'
A beautiful dwarf cultivar with variegated leaves.
The leaf colour and intensity of these showy Aeonium cultivars vary, depending on the season and whether the plants are in a dry or well watered state.
Plant size: Well established plant, the plant is in a 10 cm pot.
About Aeonium
Aeonium is a small genus of about 35 species that are mainly known from the Canary Islands. A few species from Madeira, Cape Verde, Morocco and East Africa. Also known as the Tree Houseleeks, these easy growing beautiful plants are worthy of a spot in the garden or in a container. They are mainly well-branched shrubs with rosettes of leaves on the tops of the stems. There is a variety of species worth cultivating, as well as an array of colour variants and hybrids.
Caring for your Aeonium
- Pot: Aeoniums does well, grown in containers, but grows at their best planted out in a mixed garden or rockery. Given the space, they will form lovely well-branched shrubs.
- Soil: The plants are very willing and can adapt to most soils, a well drained, growing medium with organic matter works best.
- Light: The brighter the light, the more colourful your plant will be. Aeoniums does well in full sun. They will also grow in shadier conditions, but grows tall and lose their showy colours.
- Water: Aeoniums can be drought tolerant when well established, but they will grow their best with weekly watering or every second week, depending on your conditions.