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Products > Aeonium 'Sunburst'   Aeonium 'Sunburst' - Copper Pinwheel    [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Succulent Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) Origin: Canary Islands (Atlantic Ocean) Evergreen: Yes Variegated Foliage: Yes Flower Color: White Bloomtime: Summer Synonyms: [A. decorum 'Tricolor', A. 'Luteovariegatum' ] Height: 1-2 feet Width: 1-2 feet Exposure: Full Sun Seaside: Yes Drought Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F Aeonium 'Sunburst' (Copper Pinwheel) - This succulent has large rosettes of variegated green and white leaves edged in bright, coppery red that stand up on stalks to 18 inches tall. Requires full sun (coastal) to bright shade and occasional watering. Not frost hardy below 28 degrees F. We long grew this plant as Aeonium decorum 'Tricolor' but the published name in 1993 by the International Succulent Introductions was Aeonium decorum 'Sunburst'. In a nomenclatural correction for this plant (ISI 93-20) the Huntington Botanic Garden announced in April 2002 that it is not attributable to A. decorum and should be referred to simply as Aeonium 'Sunburst' until its specific affinities can be determined. Some list this as a hybrid of Aeonium davidbramwellii and it is also known under the name Aeonium arboreum 'Luteovariegatum'. We have noted several variants of this plant from crested material received from Alice Waidhofer including an interesting pale green (nearly white) form with purple-red longitudinal streaks.  The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery and in our own and other Santa Barbara gardens. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information or disagrees with what we have written.     [MORE INFO]