Atropurpureum aeonium
Aeonium arboreum 'Atropurpureum'
RHS AGM 2024
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Atropurpureum' aeonium (Aeonium arboreum 'Atropurpureum') is a succulent for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy or loamy soil. Deer tend to pass it by. It is evergreen, drought tolerant, and salt tolerant, and bees visit it.
Pairs well with Bougainvillea, Lemon grass, and Great Silence dahlia.