red aeonium succulent Aeonium arboreum 'Medusa' – Collectors Online

red aeonium succulent Aeonium arboreum 'Medusa' – Collectors OnlineAeonium 'Medusa' is a striking cultivar with rosettes that display a mix of bright red outer leaves and a pale green centre. The leaves are smooth and spoon shaped, with red and burgundy tones that intensify under bright light or during cooler months, often creating a gradient effect from the centre outward. Seasonal changes can shift the red hues to deeper burgundy or even hints of purple, giving the plant a dynamic appearance throughout the year. In

Aeonium 'Medusa' is a striking cultivar with rosettes that display a mix of bright red outer leaves and a pale green centre. The leaves are smooth and spoon-shaped, with red and burgundy tones that intensify under bright light or during cooler months, often creating a gradient effect from the centre outward. Seasonal changes can shift the red hues to deeper burgundy or even hints of purple, giving the plant a dynamic appearance throughout the year. In late winter to spring, mature rosettes produce tall conical clusters of yellow star-shaped flowers before the flowering rosette naturally dies back, allowing surrounding offsets to continue growth.

Care Tips:

• Light - Place in bright light to full sun to enhance the red pigmentation and maintain compact rosettes.
• Water - Water moderately during the active growing season and reduce watering during summer dormancy when rosettes tighten.
• Humidity - Prefers low humidity and good airflow.
• Media - Use a coarse, free-draining succulent mix to prevent root rot.
• Temperature - Best grown between 10-25 °C; protect from frost.
• Fertiliser - Apply a diluted, balanced fertiliser during active growth for healthy foliage and flowering.
• Repotting - Repot every 2-3 years or when offsets crowd the container, refreshing the soil to maintain drainage.