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Black Rose Aeonium

Aeonium arboreum

Black Rose Aeonium is a slow-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 0.3-5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade in well-drained, occasionally-dry and very-dry soil. Expect cream, yellow and pink blooms in spring and winter. It attracts bees, stands up well to deer, drought and heat, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones
9-11
Sun
Full sun, Part shade
Mature size
0.3-5 ft
Growth rate
Slow
Maintenance
Low
Soil
Well-drained, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry
Bloom color
Cream, Yellow, Pink, Red
Bloom season
Spring, Winter
Attracts
Bees
Tough against
Deer, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Salt
Native to
Macaronesia, SW Morocco, NE & East Africa and to SW Arabia

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