Aeonium teneriffae

A natural Aeonium hybrid from Tenerife, named by Bramwell and Rowley in 1973. Like its parents it is a winter grower of sunny Canarian rocks that rests in the dry summer, so water it in the cool season and keep it nearly dry when the rosettes close.

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

Rocky slopes, cliffs and walls in the lowland and mid-elevation scrub of the Canary Islands, where its parent species grow together. Habitat is inferred from the genus.

No recorded elevations; Canarian aeoniums of this kind mostly grow below about 1000 m.

TenerifeCanary Is.

🔒 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.