Aeonium gorgoneum

A shrubby Aeonium up to about 2 m tall, endemic to the mountains of Cape Verde, where it grows at 400–1,100 m. Unlike the Canary Island aeoniums it lives in the trade-wind mist zone of a near-tropical archipelago: mild, very even temperatures, bright sun and moist air but little rain.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Rocky slopes and cliffs in the mountains of Santo Antão, São Vicente and São Nicolau, at 400–1,100 m where trade-wind cloud brings moisture.

Grows at about 400–1,100 m; the measured sites are at 740–850 m.

Cape VerdeSanto AntãoSão VicenteSão Nicolau

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.