Scientific Name
Aeonium haworthii 'Dream Color'
Common Names
Kiwi Aeonium
Synonyms
Aeonium decorum 'Kiwi', Aeonium haworthii 'Kiwi', Aeonium haworthii 'Tricolor', Aeonium haworthii 'Variegata', Aeonium 'Keweonium', Aeonium 'Kiwi', Aeonium 'Kiwionium', Aeonium percarneum 'Kiwi', Aeonium 'Verde'
Scientific Classification
Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sedoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Subtribe: Sedinae
Genus: Aeonium
Description
Aeonium haworthii 'Dream Color', also know as Aeonium 'Kiwi', is a showy succulent shrub that forms rosettes of brilliantly colored leaves. It grows up to 3 feet (90 cm) tall with an equal width. The variegated rosettes are up to 5 inches (12.5 cm) in diameter. Leaves are fleshy, spoon-shaped, creamy-yellow in the center, gradually changing the color to soft green to the outside of the rosette, and have a thin rose-red band at the edges. Flowers are yellow, star-shaped, and appear in clusters in summer.
Hardiness
USDA hardiness zone 9a to 11b: from 20 °F (−6.7 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).
How to Grow and Care
Aeoniums do not like hot or dry weather. They may go dormant in summer and do not require any water, except in arid conditions. In extreme heat, their leaves will curl to prevent excessive water loss. Growing them in moist shade will keep them growing, but their true growth season is winter to spring, when temperatures are cool, 65 to 75 °F (18 to 24 °C), and damp. In the winter, water whenever the soil has dried out. Test by poking your finger down into the soil an inch or 2 (2.5 to 5 cm). Too much moisture or allowing them to sit in wet soil will cause root rot.
Learn more at How to Grow and Care for Aeonium.
Kiwi Aeonium propagates best by vegetative methods, but they will also grow from seed. Stem cutting propagation is the simplest and most effective means. The cuttings will root any time of year, although those taken during the spring and summer months root fastest and are least likely to develop rot.
Learn more at How to Propagate Kiwi Aeonium.
Origin
Aeonium haworthii 'Dream Color' is sold on the internet, mainly under the false name Aeonium 'Kiwi'. It is considered to be an Aeonium haworthii hybrid though its origin is a mystery.
Links
- Back to genus Aeonium
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