Aeonium arboreum

The tree aeonium of the western Canary Islands, a branching subshrub up to 2 m with rosettes at the branch tips. It grows in the mild, cool-season rains and goes semi-dormant in the dry summer; give it bright light and keep it above freezing.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Sunny or slightly shaded rocky slopes and cliffs on weathered volcanic soil, mainly in coastal and low-elevation scrub.

Recorded from 4 to 1695 m, median 500 m.

Canary IslandsMorocco

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.