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This is a great plant for bringing contrasting dark foliage into xeriscape and low-water gardens. It looks spectacular when contrasted with gray or silver-blue foliage and is also interesting rising above grasses like Nassella Tenuissima. It also works well in containers – alone or combined with other succulents.
- Names and Synonyms: A. manriqueorum ‘Schwartzkopf’, ‘Schwartzkopf’, Aeonium arboreum var. atropurpureum f. nigrum, Aeonium arboreum var. atropurpureum f. cristata, Aeonium atropurpureum cv. Black Rose
- Common Names: Large Purple Aeonium, Black Rose, Purple Crest Aeonium, Black Beauty, Aeonium ‘Blacktop’, Black houseleek tree
- Family:Crassulaceae
- Origin:Aeonium arborescens is native to Gran Carnaria Island in the Canary Islands
- Height:3-4′
- Width:1-2′
- USDA Zones:Zone 10a, Zone 10b, Zone 11a
- Cold Tolerance:30° to 35°F; -1.1° to 1.7°C
- Heat Tolerance:Moderate heat tolerance
- Light Requirement:Part shade to full sun along the coast
- Water needs:Drought tolerant, water deeply, but infrequently.
- Maintenance:Remove spent flowered stalks as desired.
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