Plant in full sun to light shade in a well-drained soil and water occasionally. Hardy to at least 25°F - this plant survived the cold winter of 2007 with 3 nights at 25°F without damage. Though uncommon, this is a good garden plant as it forms clusters of rosettes so when one rosette flowers, others quickly fill the void after the flowering rosette withers away.

In nature this plant is restricted to the arid northern side of the island of Gran Canaria, growing from sea level to over 1600 feet on exposed rocky and poorly vegetated sites or under shrubs and trees. The name Aeonium comes for Greek word 'aionion' or 'aionios' meaning immortal or everlasting for its succulent nature and presumed longevity. The specific epithet is in reference to the occurrence of this plant in the Barranco de la Virgen (Virgin's Ravine) which is noted to be contain a relic laurel forest such a what once covered the entire interior of the island of Gran Canaria. It came to us in 2005 from Stockton succulent collector Alice Waidhofer. We also grow a plant that is either a selection or hybrid of this plant that we call Aeonium 'Gary's Shadow' and several Aeonium canariensis hybrids such as Aeonium 'Alice Keck Park', Aeonium 'Carol' and Aeonium 'Plum Purdy'. 

Information displayed on this page about Aeonium canariensis var. virgineum is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will 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.