Aeonium arboreum
Growing calendar
Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.
Guides
- Where to Keep an Aeonium: Sun, Shelter and a Plant That Rests in Summer
- How to Water an Aeonium: Generous in Winter, Almost Dry Through Summer
- Repotting an Aeonium: Timing, Pot Size and Keeping a Top-Heavy Plant Upright
- Aeonium Through the Year: A Winter Grower's Calendar
- Aeonium Problems: Mealybug, Stem Rot, Summer Leaf Drop and Dying Rosettes
- How to Propagate Aeonium: Beheading a Leggy Stem and Rerooting the Top
Pests and diseases (3)
Problems recorded for this plant, most serious first.
Scale Insects
MajorPest
Small white or brown shell-like insects dot the shoots and leaves. The plant loses vigor and honeydew-fed sooty mold blackens the shoots and foliage.
Waterlogging Root Decay
MajorDisorder
The plant wilts even though the soil never dries, and the lower leaves yellow. Pull it up and the roots have turned brown to black with a distinctive rotten smell.
Etiolation
CommonDisorder
Internodes stretch long, stems are thin and leaf color is pale. The plant topples easily and becomes vulnerable to pests and disease.