Aeonium’Plum Purdy '
Plum Purdy Aeonium
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : AeonieaeGenus : Aeonium
Photo byEmmanuelle Aubé
Aeonium’Plum Purdy ' is a succulent shrub that forms stunning rosettes of glossy spathulate leaves with cilial margin . It can grow up to 3 foot ( 90 cm ) tall , while the russet scab can reach out a diameter of up to 10 inches ( 25 centimeter ) . The folio emerge unripened and quickly darken to a beautiful plum color , so the center is often greener than the surrounding plum tree colour . They can develop up to 5 inches ( 12.5 cm ) long .
The bright yellow-bellied bloom appear in a sloshed os capitatum inflorescence rising just above the foliage in outflow .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
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Aeoniums do not like hot or ironical conditions . Therefore , they may go dormant in summer and not require any water except in arid conditions . In extreme heat energy , their leave will curl to forestall unreasonable water loss . arise them in moist shade will keep them spring up , but their true growth season is winter to spring when temperature are coolheaded , 65 to 75 ° F ( 18 to 24 ° C ) , and damp . In the winter , waterwhenever the territory has dried out . prove by poking your finger down into the soil an inch or 2 ( 2.5 to 5 cm ) . Too much wet or allowing them to sit in blotto stain will causeroot decompose .
A sandlike loam or regular potting mixture is better than a mixture specifically for cacti and succulents sinceAeoniumsneed some moisture . If you get them in containers , repot them with fresh potting soil every 2 to 3 years .
Feedduring the turn time of year with a half - strength balanced plant food every month or so . Do not feed while dormant .
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See more atHow to Grow and deal for Aeonium .
Aeonium’Plum Purdy ' is a loanblend create by Jack Catlin . It leave from a cross betweenAeonium arboreum’Zwartkop’andAeonium canariense .
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