Black Rose Aeonium

Aeonium arboreum · Succulent

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 and 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