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Aeonium lancerottense

A rosette-forming Aeonium endemic to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, where it grows on rocky volcanic slopes in a mild, arid, oceanic climate. It is a winter grower that slows down in the rainless summer. Give it full sun, mild temperatures and sparse water.

Aeonium lancerottense
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

It grows on rocky slopes, cliffs and lava fields in the island's dry scrub, mostly in the northern massif (Famara) and central uplands. Its exposures are open and sunny, often tempered by trade-wind cloud.

Recorded at 128–1,208 m, median 513 m (36 records).

LanzaroteCanary Islands

🔒 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.