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Aeonium valverdense (Valverde Giant Houseleek) - A beautiful uniquely colored Aeonium that forms clumps to 1 to 2 feet wide with rosettes of short broad brownish-yellow leaves that have prominent soft teeth along the margins. The inflorescence of this species is pyramidal and rises 18 inches or more above the foliage and has pinkish-white flowers with flowering often occurring prior to the plant offsetting.
Plant in full sun to light shade and irrigate little in summer months. Hardiness is not well known for this species.
This plant grows in one of the driest areas of the Canary Islands and is very drought tolerant with the foliage color enhanced in these conditions. The specific epithet is in reference to the town of Valverde that is located on the Island of El Hierro. Our plants from seed supplied by Rudolf Schulz, the author of Aeonium in Habitat and Cultivation, who collected it near the southern tip of El Hierro at around 920 feet. We sold this plant from 2010 until 2011.
The information displayed on this page about Aeonium valverdense is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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