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Aeonium valverdense (Valverde Giant Houseleek) - A beautiful uniquely colored Aeonium that forms clumps to 1 to 2 feet wide with rosettes of short broad brownish-yellow leaves that have prominent soft teeth along the margins. The inflorescence of this species is pyramidal and rises 18 inches or more above the foliage and has pinkish-white flowers with flowering often occurring prior to the plant offsetting.
Plant in full sun to light shade and irrigate little in summer months. Hardiness is not well known for this species.
This plant grows in one of the driest areas of the Canary Islands and is very drought tolerant with the foliage color enhanced in these conditions. The specific epithet is in reference to the town of Valverde that is located on the Island of El Hierro. Our plants from seed supplied by Rudolf Schulz, the author of Aeonium in Habitat and Cultivation, who collected it near the southern tip of El Hierro at around 920 feet. We sold this plant from 2010 until 2011.
This information about Aeonium valverdense displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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