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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Crassulaceae (Stonecrops) |
| Origin: Canary Islands (Atlantic Ocean) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Summer |
| Parentage: (Aeonium arboreum hybrid) |
| Height: 2-3 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Seaside: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Aeonium 'Purple Queen' - Succulent plant to 2 to 3 feet tall with large green-centered red leafy rosettes and yellow flowers in summer. Plant in full (coastal) to part sun in a well-drained soil. Irrigate occasionally to very little. Hardy to 25-30 F. This Aeonium came into our possession labeled 'Purple Queen' with the succulent collection of Alice Waidhofer. We were contacted in March 2008 by Rick Nowakowski of Natures Curiosity Shop who noted that it was his plant and that it was a chance seedling that came up under some large Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop' that he had growing at his Bonita, California nursery. He noted that a few other darker seedling germinated at the same time but this one, with greener leaf bases survived. He named it 'Purple Queen' and sold it a few years before losing it in a freeze at his Vista Nursery in the 1990's. It is a very attractive plant with very large rosettes with newly emerging green leaves that are slightly undulated and that darken rapidly with age, giving it a distinctive two tone look.
Information displayed on this page about Aeonium 'Purple Queen' 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.
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