Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Aeonium simsii (Sweet) Stearn |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 130: 169 (1951) |
Native Range | Canary Islands (Gran Canaria) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-1900m |
Description | rosettes 4-12cm, crateriform, leaves lanceolate, acuminate, cuneate, puberulent, ciliate, yellow-green, inflorescence axillary, stems leafy, petals 5-6mm, oblanceolate, acute |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring and in late summer; detachment of rosette |
Synonyms | Aeonium caespitosum (C.Sm. ex Link) Webb & Berthel. Sempervivum caespitosum C.Sm. ex Link Sempervivum ciliare Haw. Sempervivum ciliatum Sims Sempervivum ligulare Haw. Sempervivum poculiforme A.Berger ex De Wild. Sempervivum simsii Sweet |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |