Aeonium arboreum ‘Zwartkop’ (Aeonium zwartkop)

Aeonium arboreum ‘Zwartkop’

Aeonium zwartkop, black rose

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Rosales	Rose family and eight others
Family	Crassulaceae	Succulents that store water in leaves
Genus	Aeonium	Means “ageless” (not sure why); plants have a basal rosette of leaves
Species	arboreum	“Tree-like”
Cultivar	‘Zwartkop’	Named for Zwartkop, a residential suburb next to the Centurion lake and south of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

This aeonium has deep red-black leaves arranged so they resemble a rose, hence the common name black rose.

Identification: The deeply colored leaves have a spatula-like shape common to members of this genus. In the winter, there are bright yellow flowers.

Aeonium arboreum ‘Schwarzkopf’

Aeonium arboreum ‘Zwartkop’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California
≈ 25 × 16" (62 × 41 cm)

2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California

Range: Zones 9b-11: