Aeonium glandulosum(Aiton ) Webb & Berthel .
Disc Houseleek , Saucer Plant
genus Aeonium meyerheimii , Sempervivum glandulosum , Sempervivum meyerheimii , Sempervivum patina
Photo byLadislav Hoskovec
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : AeonieaeGenus : Aeonium
genus Aeonium glandulosumis endemic to thePortuguesearchipelago of Madeira ( the island of Madeira , Porto Santo , and Desertas ) . It grows on ocean cliffs on northern shores or jolting meridian from sea floor up to 4,920 feet ( 1,500 m ) .
Aeonium glandulosumis a biennial to short - lived perennialsucculentwith a stalwart , very light stem and fleshy leafage arrange in a dense , cup - shaped rosette . The little potato can raise usually solitary or at times produce a few offsets , reach up to 16 inches ( 40 cm ) in diameter . The folio are obovate or oblanceolate with margins with bead - shaped cilia and can measure up to 4.4 in ( 11 cm ) tenacious and 3.2 inches ( 8 atomic number 96 ) broad .
Photo byJeroen Willemsen
The flowers are daisy - alike , 8- to 13 - merous , pallid yellow , and appear in a loose florescence emerging from the nub of the russet scab in summer . The inflorescence can grow up to 10 inches ( 25 centimetre ) long and 16 inches ( 40 atomic number 96 ) in diameter .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
genus Aeonium do not wish raging or dry weather . Therefore , they may go dormant in summer and do not ask any water except in arid weather . In utmost heating system , their farewell will wave to forestall inordinate weewee expiration . arise them in moist tint will keep them farm , but their true growth time of year is winter to leap when temperature are cool , 65 to 75 ° farad ( 18 to 24 ° hundred ) , and moist . In the winter , waterwhenever the soil has dry out . Test by poking your finger down into the filth an inch or 2 ( 2.5 to 5 cm ) . Too much wet or permit them to sit around in smashed soil will causeroot rot .
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A flaxen loam or even potting mix is expert than a commixture specifically for cacti and succulents sinceAeoniumsneed some wet . If you grow them in containers , repot them with fresh potting grime every 2 to 3 years .
Feedduring the growing season with a half - strength balanced plant food every month or so . Do not feed while hibernating .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Aeonium .
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