Aeonium arboreum 'Medusa'

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.