Aeonium valverdense

A shrubby Aeonium endemic to El Hierro in the Canary Islands, named after the island's capital Valverde, with broad, finely hairy rosettes on short branching stems. Like most Canarian aeoniums it grows through the mild, slightly wetter winter and slows or half-closes its rosettes in the dry summer.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rocky slopes, cliffs and dry scrub on the volcanic island of El Hierro, in the open sun of the lowland and lower midland zone; habitat inferred from the records and the genus.

Recorded at 75–950 m, median 350 m; the climate grid cell sits near sea level, so real sites are a little cooler than measured.

El HierroCanary 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.