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Aeonium Arboreum Atropurpureum in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Aeonium Arboreum Atropurpureum

 

Aeonium 'Arboreum Atropurpureum'

Aeonium arboreum 'Atropurpureum' is a small succulent shrub with dark purple rosettes of foliage on the end of branches which can grow to 1m in height. It thrives in a bright light to a sunny position. Hot afternoon summer sun can damage the leaves thus it may benefit from a degree of shade in warm regions.

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plant Features
  • Aeonium Arboreum Atropurpureum likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Aeonium Arboreum Atropurpureum likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Aeonium Arboreum Atropurpureum is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Aeonium Arboreum Atropurpureum likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Aeonium 'Arboreum Atropurpureum'

Latin name

Aeonium Arboreum Atropurpureum

type

Succulent

family

Crassulaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Aeonium Arboreum Atropurpureum likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Aeonium Arboreum Atropurpureum is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Aeonium Arboreum Atropurpureum likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Aeonium Arboreum Atropurpureum likes very little water

    Very little water

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Aeonium Arboreum Atropurpureum is 1.00meters x 1.00meters 1.00 M 1.00 M

Aeonium Arboreum Atropurpureum

Aeonium arboreum 'Atropurpureum' is a small succulent shrub with dark purple rosettes of foliage on the end of branches which can grow to 1m in height. It thrives in a bright light to a sunny position. Hot afternoon summer sun can damage the leaves thus it may benefit from a degree of shade in warm regions.


Flowering

From Mid Spring TO Mid Summer

Panicles or racemes of small, starry flowers are produced in Spring

 

Planting

From Mid Spring TO Early Summer

Plant out after the risk of frost

 

Propagating

From Early Spring TO Mid Autumn

Vey easy to propagate. Break of a rosette of leaves, complete with stalk, and dip in rooting compound, and plant in moist peat-based compost.

 
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