Aeonium 'Firecracker' - An evergreen clustering succulent that forms a low mound to 6 to 12 inches tall with 3-4-inch-wide dark reddish black rosettes with bright green centers composed of lanceolate leaves with narrowed tips and ciliate margins.
Plant in a bright partly sunny to coastal full sun in a well-drained soil and water occasionally to infrequently. Hardy to around 25 °F. This is a great plant for use as a groundcover or for a specimen in the garden or container.
Aeonium 'Firecracker' is a hybrid between the well-known dark cultivar Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop' and a the species Aeonium simsii, a smaller Aeonium with lanceolate leaves that comes from Gran Canaria Island in the Canary Island, where it grows at elevations of up to 6000 ft. This plant also looks pretty similar to one we have seen named 'Logan Rock' that came from Trewidden Nursery in England, but we received this plant identified only by its hybrid parentage from Santa Barbara succulent collector Tony Krock. Others have called this plant Aeonium 'Firecracker', so we have gone alone with this name.
The information about Aeonium 'Firecracker' displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include 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 we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant. |