Scientific Name
Aeonium 'Kiwi'
Common Name(s)
Kiwi Aeonium
Synonym(s)
Aeonium percarneum 'Kiwi', Aeonium haworthii 'Tricolor'
Scientific Classification
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sedoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Subtribe: Sedinae
Genus: Aeonium
Flower
Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Summer
Description
Aeonium 'Kiwi' is a very attractive and showy plant that grows up to 24 inches (60 cm) tall. This succulent forms rosettes of fleshy spoon-shaped leaves that are brilliantly colored. The leaves in the center are pale yellow, and progressively they get greener to the outside of the rosette. The edges of the leaves are red. Yellow flowers appear in the summer.
Hardiness
USDA hardiness zone 9b to 11b: from 25 °F (−3.9 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).
How to Grow and Care
Aeoniums do not like hot or dry weather. They may go dormant in summer and do not require any water, except in very dry conditions. In extreme heat, their leaves will curl to prevent excessive water loss. Growing them in moist shade will keep them growing, but their true growth season is winter to spring, when temperatures are cool (65–75˚F / 18–24˚C) and damp. In the winter, water whenever the soil has dried out. Test by poking your finger down into the soil an inch or two. Too much moisture or allowing them to sit in wet soil will cause root rot.
See more at How to Grow and Care for Aeonium.
Kiwi Aeonium propagates best by vegetative methods, but they will also grow from seed. Stem cutting propagation is the simplest and most effective means of propagating Kiwi Aeonium. The cuttings will root any time of year, although those taken during the spring and summer months root fastest and are least likely to develop rot. Take a 3-6-inch (7.6-15 cm) tip cutting and place it in a warm, dry spot out of the direct sun for two to five days, or until the severed end calluses over.
See more at How to Propagate Kiwi Aeonium.
Origin
This plant is considered to be an Aeonium haworthii hybrid though its origin is a mystery.
Links
- Back to genus Aeonium
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