Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Aichryson bethencourtianum Bolle |
Bibliography | Bonplandia (Hannover) 7: 243 (1859) |
Native Range | Canary Islands (Fuertventura) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves 12-18mm, 2-3mm thick, obscurely petiolate, obovate, rounded, densely hirsute, inflorescence few-flowered, flowers 8-9-merous, ca. 1cm across |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | deep yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Aeonium bethencourtianum Webb ex Bolle Aichryson tortuosum ssp. bethencourtianum (Bolle) Baňares Aichryson tortuosum var. bethencourtianum (Bolle) Baňares & S.Scholz Macrobia bethencourtiana (Bolle) G.Kunkel Sempervivum bethencourtianum (Bolle) Christ |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |