Aeonium arboreum var. albovariegatum

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Aeonium arboreum var. albovariegatum (Weston) Boom
Handb. sukk. Pfl. [Jacobsen & Fischer] 1: 64 1954
Family: CRASSULACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Aeonium arboreum (L.) Webb & Berthel.
Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries (Phytogr.). i. 185 (1836). Webb & Berthel. Notes: =Sempervivum arboreum

Origin and Habitat: Aeoniums are native of Canary Islands (Atlantic Ocean) This cultivar seems to be a sport found in California (USA)

Synonyms:

Aeonium arboreum var. albovariegatum (Weston) Boom

Sempervivum arboreum var. albovariegatum Weston

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Description: Aeonium cv. "SUNBURST" is a branching succulent which forms large rosettes of variegated grey-green and cream white leaves edged in bright, pink-red that stand up on stalks to 50 cm, Width: 30-60 cm. Flower colour white in summer.
Remarks: There are several variants of this plant and sometimes it produces nice crested stems and seems to to change in and out of its crested mode during the years.

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Aeonium arboreum group

Aeonium arboreum (L.) Webb & Berthel.
Aeonium arboreum var. albovariegatum (Weston) Boom: is a variety with white margined leaves. It is very similar to Aeonium cv. Sunburst if not the same.
Aeonium arboreum var. atropurpureum (W.A. Nicholson) A.Berger: Produces tall arching stems and large heads of deep purple foliage.
Aeonium arboreum atropurpureum f. cristatum hort.: Crested form that produces magnificent, fun shaped purple, leaf rosettes at the ends of its branches.
Aeonium arboreum var. atropurpureum cv. Schwarzkopf (Zwartkop) hort.: This cultivar produces magnificent, almost black-purple, large leaf rosettes at the ends of its branches.
Aeonium arboreum subs. holochrysum (H.Y.Liu) Bañares
Aeonium arboreum subs. korneliuslemsii (H.Y.Liu) Dobignard
Aeonium arboreum var. luteovariegatum (Weston) Boom: has pale leaves with ample creamy-yellow variegation in the border. Often the leaves at the centre of the rosette are completely creamy-yellow.
Aeonium arboreum var. rubrolineatum (Svent.) H.Y.Liu

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Cultivation and Propagation: Requires full sun to bright shade. Not frost hardy below -1° C Fairly prone to stem root rot, if it starts to rot cut of the top end pieces of it and root them again, this work. Water regularly during active growing phase and give occasional light watering during the resting season (summer) and in winter too.

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