About
Aeonium 'Blushing Beauty' is a columnar succulent that can reach heights of 1 meter. It features rosettes composed of shiny, light green leaves shaped like spoons, which display a reddish tint along their margins. During the spring, it produces a pale yellow flower spike that rises from the center of a rosette. After flowering, the original rosette will die, but it will have generated offsets at its base to continue the growth cycle.
About the genus
Aeonium consists of evergreen succulents that typically grow in a shrubby form. They feature thick leaves arranged in rosettes at the tips of their branches. During blooming, these plants produce clusters of small, star-like flowers characterized by their slender petals.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1C
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Cactus Succulent, Houseplants
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants, Mediterranean climate plants, Coastal, Sub-tropical
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow under glass in a standard cactus compost, in bright, filtered light. Grow outdoors in summer or very mild coastal locations. When in growth water moderately and feed every two or three weeks with a balanced liquid feed. Keep almost dry in the winter. See further houseplant cacti and succulent cultivation advice
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by cuttings of rosettes kept at 18°C and barely moist until rooted
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids, mealybugs and vine weevil
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free