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Aeonium balsamiferum
balsam-yelding giant houseleek
Origin: Native to Lanzarote and Cape Verde islands.
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Aeonium |
| Species |
| balsamiferum |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| >9a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 5 - 10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 40 - 50 |
| Height |
| 1 - 1.5 m |
| Spread |
| 0.5 - 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A succulent with pale-brownish stems leading to large green rosettes. |
| Landscape |
| Succulent garden, single specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow under glass allowing soil to dry out between waterings. |
| Shape |
| upright. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to aphids and mealybugs. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Trebah Gardens, Mawnan Smith, Nr Falmouth, Cornwall. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed or by rosette stem-tip softwood cuttings. |
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