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Santa Maria Aichryson

Aichryson santamariensis

Aichryson santamariensis is a small annual succulent from Santa Maria in the Azores, long treated as part of Aichryson villosum. It is a little-grown rosette plant that needs bright light, sharp drainage and little water.

Family
Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining gritty cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
10–25 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Azores (Santa Maria)
Climate
subtropical

About

Aichryson santamariensis is a species of plant endemic to the island of Santa Maria in the Azores. This species was previously part of the similar Aichryson villosum, restricted now only to the neighboring Madeira.

Other Aichryson plants

Aichryson ×aizoides · Bolles Aichryson · Aichryson divaricatum · Aichryson dumosum · Aichryson villosum · Mice Ears

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aichryson santamariensis 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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