Classic Cultivar Guide

Aeonium Haworthii — The Pinwheel Aeonium

Aeonium haworthii is a Canary Islands species known for its compact, densely branching growth habit — blue-green rosettes edged in pink, forming a low mounding shrub rather than a tall tree-form specimen. SouthQuest Farm's current catalogue focuses on arboreum-lineage hybrids, but we can advise on sourcing haworthii and related species.

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About the Species

Aeonium haworthii — the "pinwheel aeonium" — grows as a low, mounding shrub around 30–60cm tall, densely branching from the base rather than forming a single trunk. Its blue-green rosettes with pink-tipped margins make it a popular landscape and mass-planting choice in mild-winter climates, distinct from taller tree-form Aeonium species.

Care Basics

  • Light: Full sun to light shade; more sun-tolerant than many Aeonium species
  • Water: Soak-and-dry; reasonably drought-tolerant once established
  • Propagation: Stem cuttings; the dense branching habit produces many propagation-ready side shoots
  • Common issue: Legginess in deep shade — haworthii holds its compact form best in bright conditions
💡 Sourcing note: Our current 101-variety catalogue focuses on old-stalk, crested, and variegated arboreum-lineage hybrids rather than the haworthii species itself. Contact us if you specifically need haworthii or its cultivars and we'll advise on sourcing timeline.
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Common Questions

Aeonium haworthii — what buyers ask

Aeonium haworthii, sometimes called the pinwheel aeonium, is a Canary Islands species with compact blue-green rosettes edged in pink, growing as a low, densely branching shrub around 30–60cm tall — bushier and more compact than tree-form species like arboreum.
Our current 101-variety Aeonium catalogue focuses on arboreum-lineage old-stalk, crested, and variegated hybrid forms rather than the haworthii species itself. If you specifically need haworthii or its cultivars, contact us and we'll advise on sourcing timeline.
Haworthii stays compact and densely branching with smaller rosettes (5–10cm), while arboreum grows taller with a more open, tree-like branching structure and larger rosettes (up to 20cm+). Haworthii is also generally more cold-tolerant and better suited to landscape mass planting.

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