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Aichryson divaricatum

Aichryson divaricatum
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 4.0

Aichryson divaricatum is a small succulent of the Stonecrop family, endemic to Madeira and the Desertas Islands, growing on rocks, cliffs and walls. It is grown in gardens and as a container or rock-garden plant where it can be kept dry and sunny.

Family
Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings, and avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining gritty mix, such as cactus or succulent compost with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
10–25 °C; protect below 0 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Madeira
Climate
subtropical

About

Aichryson divaricatum is a species of succulent plant of the family Crassulaceae endemic to Madeira.

Where it grows

The species is endemic to Madeira Island and Desertas Islands and is commonly found on rocks over levadas, cliffs, walls, ravines and sometimes on tree trunks between 100 and 1,000 metres (330 and 3,280 ft) in altitude.

Other Aichryson plants

Aichryson ×aizoides · Bolles Aichryson · Aichryson dumosum · Santa Maria Aichryson · Aichryson villosum · Mice Ears

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aichryson divaricatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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