Aeonium hierrense

A branching Canary Island Aeonium up to about 1 m tall with hairy-edged rosettes that turn purple in summer. It is a winter grower from foggy mid-elevation slopes and should be grown cool, bright and dry in summer, like other Canarian aeoniums.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows on rocky slopes, cliffs and lava ground of the windward and mid-elevation zone, often in the trade-wind cloud belt. It is usually described as an El Hierro endemic, but many records come from La Palma.

Records span 206–1000 m (median 825 m); the climate sites run 300–1310 m.

Canary IslandsEl HierroLa Palma

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.