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Products > Aeonium 'Blushing Beauty'   Aeonium 'Blushing Beauty' - Blushing Aeonium     [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Succulent Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) Origin: Canary Islands (Atlantic Ocean) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Yellow Synonyms: [Aeonium 'Blush'] Parentage: (Aeonium canariense X A.arboreum 'Zwartkop') Height: 1-2 feet Width: 2-3 feet Exposure: Sun or Shade Seaside: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F Aeonium 'Blushing Beauty' (Blushing Aeonium) - This beautiful succulent has tight clusters of rosettes of green leaves tinged with red on top of short thick stems to 1 to 2 feet tall - color particularly strong during the summer. Plant in full coastal sun to light shade in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally. It should be cold hardy to ~ 25° F. This hybrid was created by eminent southern California horticulturist Jack Catlin in 1976 by crossing Aeonium canariense with Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'. Catlin noted that the plant retained the red blush of color well if given bright light and when "grown hard" (meaning somewhat stressed). It was introduced through the International Succulent Introduction program in 1992 as ISI 92-27 and Huntington Botanic Garden # HBG 66756. Other Catlin hybrids with the same parentage are 'Plum Purdy' and 'Velour'. From 2006 to 2009 we grew another Aeonium that we called 'Blushing Beauty' because it was so tagged when we got it, but John Trager, the curator of the Huntington Botanic Garden Desert Garden, noted that what we had was not the real 'Blushing Beauty' and got us the real deal which we have been selling since 2015. The other plant we had was a nice, but this one is really special with is soft blush of color on slightly hairy pale green leaves.  Information displayed on this page about  Aeonium 'Blushing Beauty' is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.     [MORE INFO]