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Aeonium Sunburst
Place the plant in a sunny position or in partial shade.
Always water a few days after the substrate has dried out. Reduce watering in winter.
It can tolerate -1.1 °C in the short term. The plant is not hardy.
The green leaves with creamy white edges are tinged with hints of reddish pink at the edges in full sun. This play of colour makes it a popular plant with our customers.
Aeonium Sunburst is variegated cultivar, probably Aeonium davidbramwellii. It is nicknamed Copper Pinwheel. It was first introduced by the Huntington Botanical Garden in 1993 as Aeonium decorum Sunburst. In 2002, however, botanists announced that this plant could not be assigned to Aeonium decorum and should be referred to simply as Aeonium Sunburst until its specific affinities could be determined. In 2012, Aeonium Sunburst was awarded the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society for outstanding value in cultivation. This Aeonium is native to the Canary Islands.
This Aeonium forms a beautiful rosette of variegated, spoon-shaped leaves. The green leaves, with creamy yellow outer edges, turn reddish-pink along the edges when exposed to full sun. Some of the leaves are purple-blotched. The old lower leaves dry naturally and the plant forms a cyme. The rosettes can reach up to 20 cm in diameter and grow on bare, grey branches. The plant forms rhizomes relatively quickly and has an upright growth habit. It can grow up to 70 cm tall, but this takes many years.
The flowers of Aeonium Sunburst are small, star-shaped and range in colour from whitish to pale yellow. However, the plant does not usually flower.
Its cristate form is also quite common and can also be found in our e-shop. It is advisable to transplant the plant into a larger pot so that it grows faster. It can also be lightly fertilised if deemed appropriate. During the first sunny days of spring, care should be taken to avoid burning the leaves.