Aeonium smithii(Sims ) Webb & Berthel.r
Smith ’s Giant Houseleek
Sempervivum foliosum , Sempervivum hispicaule , Sempervivum smithii
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Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : AeonieaeGenus : Aeonium
The specific epithet " smithii " ( pronounced SMITH - ee - eye ) honorsChristen Smith(1785–1816 ) , a Norwegian Dr. , economist , and naturalist , particularly botanist .
genus Aeonium smithiiis native to theCanary Islands(Tenerife ) . It grow on rocks and drop , most unremarkably in wood zones at elevations between 490 and 7,050 invertebrate foot ( 150 and 2,150 m ) .
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Aeonium smithiiis a densely ramous succulent shrublet with rather flattish rosettes of reverse kite - forge leaves at the end of the obtusely haired outgrowth . It can farm up to 2 feet ( 60 cm ) tall , with rosettes that can valuate up to 6 inches ( 15 cm ) in diameter . The branches can reach a diameter of up to 1.2 inches ( 3 cm ) . As the branches age , they tend to lose the hairs , which can measure up to 0.3 column inch ( 0.8 curium ) long . The leave-taking are showy on the upper surface and have longitudinal brownish stripes , principally on the lower surface , as well as conelike cilia and some extra hairs along the margins .
In spring , Aeonium smithiiproduces star - form , 8- to 12 - merous flowers that are yellow with cherry line , arranged in clusters on leafy stalks that can turn up to 16 inches ( 40 atomic number 96 ) grandiloquent . The flower cluster can extend to a tiptop of 6 inches ( 15 curium ) and a diameter of 4.6 inch ( 9 cm ) .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° coke ) .
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Aeoniums do not like red-hot or teetotal conditions . They may go torpid in summer and do not call for any weewee except in desiccated conditions . In uttermost heat , their leaf will curve to foreclose excessive water loss . grow them in moist tone will keep them maturate , but their true growing season is winter to spring when temperatures are coolheaded , 65 to 75 ° F ( 18 to 24 ° degree Celsius ) , and dampish . In the winter , waterwhenever the soil has dry out . Test by poking your finger’s breadth down into the ground an inch or 2 ( 2.5 to 5 curium ) . Too much moisture or allowing them to sit in wet soil will causeroot rot .
A sandy loam or regular potting commixture is better than a mix specifically for cacti and succulent sinceAeoniums need some moisture . If you are growing them in container , repot them every 2 to 3 year with fresh potting grease .
Feedduring the growing season with a half - strength balanced fertilizer every calendar month or so . Do not feed while the works is dormant .
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