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Aeonium 'Voodoo' (Giant Red Aeonium) - This beautiful tall succulent has foot wide rosettes of solid dark reddish-bronze leaves on stems to 4 to 5 feet tall. A stout 2-foot-tall pyramidal inflorescence rises in from the center of this plant in late summer into fall.
Plant in full coastal sun to light shade in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally. It should be cold hardy to about 25° F. The largest of the dark reddish foliage Aeoniums - really a stunning plant!
This hybrid was created by eminent southern California horticulturist Jack Catlin by crossing Aeonium undulatum with Aeonium arboreum 'Zwartkop'. Another Catlin hybrid that we grow with the same parentage is called 'Cyclops'. 'Cyclops' has the stronger green eye while 'Voodoo' tends to be more of a solid dark color and grows larger.
The information displayed on this page about Aeonium 'Voodoo' is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.
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