Plant Database
Giant Velvet Rose
Aeonium canariense
The Giant Velvet Rose is a striking, large aeonium with a soft, textured appearance. Its rosettes are composed of broad, spoon-shaped leaves that are a vibrant, velvety green, often with reddish tips or margins when happily stressed. It has a robust, branching habit and shares the architectural form of other tree aeoniums, making it a substantial and attractive specimen for adding lush, structural interest to the garden.
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Features large, open rosettes of soft, velvety, bright green leaves that may develop red edges in bright light.
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Grows as a substantial, branching succulent shrub.
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The "velvet" texture comes from fine hairs on the leaves.
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Similar care to other aeoniums: prefers coastal full sun to part shade inland, regular water in growth season, and frost protection.
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A bold, textural plant for adding volume and a lush feel to succulent landscapes.