Aeonium velutinum

Aeonium ×velutinum is treated as a natural hybrid in the Canary Islands, a shrubby, branching Aeonium with velvety leaves. The only GBIF records come from Christchurch, New Zealand, where it is cultivated or a garden escape, so grow it like other Canarian aeoniums: winter growth, a dry summer rest, and no frost.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

As a Canarian hybrid it presumably grows where its parents meet, on rocky slopes and cliffs in the lower and middle zones; not documented in the sources reached.

No native records; the only climate site is at sea level in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Canary 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.