Aeonium’Jack Catlin '
Red Aeonium
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SempervivoideaeTribe : AeonieaeGenus : Aeonium
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Aeonium’Jack Catlin ' is a cross created by Jack Catlin and named for him by G. Lyons . It is a sibling ofAeonium’Garnet’andAeonium’Zwartkin’and solvent from a cross betweenAeonium tabuliformeandAeonium arboreum’Zwartkop ' .
Aeonium’Jack Catlin ' is a branchedsucculentthat forms attractive low clumps of colorful rosettes at the final stage of short branches . It can acquire up to 18 inches ( 45 cm ) tall , finally spreading to shape a lovely cumulation . The rosette can reach up to 8 inches ( 20 centimetre ) in diam . The leaves are fleshy , glossy green towards the middle , and reddish toward the baksheesh . The red color sprain rich loss after new increase hardens off in the late saltation .
The modest , promising yellow flowers are star - shaped and come out in spring in a with child conic raceme on a stalk above the foliage . The branch have the flower die to the ground .
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USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° cytosine ) .
genus Aeonium do not like hot or ironical atmospheric condition . Therefore , they may go abeyant in summer and do not call for any water except in waterless conditions . In extreme heat , their leave will curl to keep excessive piddle loss . acquire them in moist shade will keep them grow , but their true increase season is winter to leaping when temperature are coolheaded , 65 to 75 ° farad ( 18 to 24 ° ampere-second ) , and damp . In the winter , waterwhenever the soil has dried out . quiz by poking your digit down into the grease an inch or 2 ( 2.5 to 5 centimetre ) . Too much moisture or allow them to posture in sozzled soil will causeroot waste .
A sandlike loam or regular potting mix is undecomposed than a mix specifically for cacti and succulent sinceAeoniums necessitate some moisture . If you grow them in container , repot them with fresh potting soil every 2 to 3 twelvemonth .
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Feedthe plant with a half - strength balanced fertilizer every month or so during the growing season . Do not feast it while it is dormant .
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