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x Semponium Destiny

x Semponium Sempervivum x Aeonium Destiny
Sempervivum and Aeonium) hybrid

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A beautiful novelty is this hybrid resulting from a cross-breeding between two succulent plants: aeonium and sempervivum. It is a perennial forming a single and large, very dark purple rosette, which can reach 60 cm in diameter, almost black on the edges and redder inside, illuminated by a bright green heart in winter. Unlike purple aeoniums, the plant retains its intense colour all year round. It is very beautiful in a pot or in a rockery and obtained the prestigious distinction of the Royal Horticultural Society in 2022: Plant of the Year.
Height at maturity
25 cm
Spread at maturity
60 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -6°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil
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Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time March to May
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Description

x Semponium 'Destiny' is the result of a unique intergeneric cross-breeding between an Aeonium and a Sempervivum. Both genera are succulent plants characterised by their rosette foliage. 'Destiny' is similar to purple Aeoniums, but it retains its intense and very dark colouration throughout the year. It develops a large and unique rosette of thick and glossy, almost black-purple leaves with a bright green centre in winter. It maintains a compact habit and gradually forms a dense cone-shaped plant. It is currently considered hardy to -5º C pending further tests. It was named Plant of the Year in 2022 by the Royal Horticultural Society.

x Semponium 'Destiny' belongs to the Crassulaceae family. It is the first hybrid between two genera of succulent plants: Aeonium and Sempervivum or houseleeks. The former are mainly native to the Canary Islands, but also to Madeira, Morocco, and Ethiopia. Aeoniums are beautiful perennial plants with rosette foliage, astonishing colours, and various forms. Houseleeks, on the other hand, are found spontaneously in rocky meadows, on rocks and scree, especially in mountainous areas. They display lovely rosettes of green, golden, bluish, or reddish-purple leaves. 'Destiny' spreads up to 60 cm in diameter, consisting of a single, very dark rosette, enlivened by an acidic green centre in winter. The rosette is composed of numerous spatulate, thick, and veined leaves, without petioles.

x Semponium 'Destiny', like its parents, is an excellent plant for dry or alpine rockeries in mild climates. If your soil is poor, rather dry, stony, rocky, or even slightly chalky, you can enjoy this perennial with its strong design and colour. Plant it in full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil. Like purple Aeoniums, it can be successfully grown in pots and brought indoors to a conservatory in winter to protect it from the cold. Its large sculptural rosette is spectacular in a container. You can also combine it in a rockery with houseleeks of various colours, Sedums, or Lewisia cotyledon with pink flowers for contrast.

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x Semponium Destiny (Foliage) Foliage

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour purple

Plant habit

Height at maturity 25 cm
Spread at maturity 60 cm
Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

x Semponium

Species

Sempervivum x Aeonium

Cultivar

Destiny

Family

Crassulaceae

Other common names

Sempervivum and Aeonium) hybrid

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Planting and care

x Semponium Destiny likes sunny exposures and perfectly drained, moist to dry, poor, sandy or gravelly soils, slightly chalky or not. You can plant it in the ground or in a pot in the spring, adding gravel or coarse sand to the planting substrate.

It is strongly advised to cultivate this plant in a pot to protect it from the cold in winter, like an Aeonium.

Take care of it by making sure it is not overwhelmed by taller plants and does not get covered in dead leaves or vegetation residues.

Planting period

Best planting time April to May
Recommended planting time March to May

Intended location

Suitable for Rockery
Type of use Edge of border, Container, Slope, Greenhouse, Conservatory
Hardiness Hardy down to -6°C (USDA zone 9a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 5 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Neutral, Any
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Perfectly drained, poor.

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Needs to be stored

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