Lanzarote Giant Houseleek

Appearance

Aeonium Lancerottense is a densely branched evergreen shrub up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. Several succulent, soft, green, smooth rosettes with a diameter of up to 6 inches (15 cm) are held densely on thick twists to form a circled shrub with a width up to 3 feet (90 cm). The floral cones on the base are up to 1 foot (30 cm) in size and consist of many starry, rose flowers. In the summer they appear and rise to 2 feet (60 cm) above the leaves on strong stalks.

Naming

Synonym: Sempervivum lancerottense.

Distribution

Endemic of Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Spread worldwide as ornamental plant.

Habitat

In its endemic habitat it grows in pure lava formations, in dry and sunny conditions.