Surreal Succulents

x Semponium 'Darwin'

Name: x Semponium 'Darwin'
Brand: Surreal Succulents
SKU: V701-darwin
Price: 29.5 GBP
Availability: InStock

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x Semponium 'Darwin' quick care tips

Watering

The x Semponium 'Darwin' would like watering between once and twice per week in the peak growing season. It is advised to reduce watering when plants are dormant due to a heatwave and to significantly reduce/ stop watering when conditions are frosty.

Feeding

x Semponium 'Darwin' likes to be fed to bring out its best forms and colours. We recommend feeding with a liquid seaweed feed every 2 weeks in the main growing season from April to September. A feed we recommend is the one from our friends at LittleGreenSeaweed.

Ideal soil

x Semponium 'Darwin' needs free draining soil to thrive. We recommend a mixture of 1/3 John Innes no.2, 1/3 perlite and 1/3 coconut coir. The soil mix we offer here is similar in composition to this.

More Advice

As Semponiums take similar care to Aeoniums, these guides will be useful to follow:
General Aeonium Care Advice
Winter Aeonium Care Advice
Spring Aeonium Care Advice

x Semponium 'Darwin'

This Surreal hybrid x Semponium is a completely new and groundbreaking cultivar, very different to our other Semponium releases. Released 11/04/2025.

This unique variety was bred by Daniel Michael of Surreal Succulents. It is a clever and unusual cross of the huge species Aeonium nobile and a favourite of ours Sempervivum 'Pink Puff'.

Named after Daniel’s family dog, Darwin. As pictured.

This plant was revealed upon the awarding of the Reginald Cory Memorial Cup 2025, won by Daniel Michael.

This cross has resulted in a compact growth form and a deep red/ burgundy colouration, which is unique among Aeoniums. Rather than breeding the dark colour from Aeonium 'Schwarzkopf', this colouration has been introduced by the Sempervivum 'Pink Puff', making this the first time a red colouring has been introduced into an Aeonium other than using 'Schwarzkopf'! This makes this a very rare and interesting cross.

It will reach the stature of the nobile while staying slightly more compact. It will offset if given the chance to with fresh compost and a feed, unlike the single headed nobile.

We have noticed that the leaves become wavy as the plant matures. We have also found out that this plant matures very fast, reaching full maturity and flowering in as little as 3 years, similar to other Semponiums.

We have yet to see one flower but we imagine it to be one of the most beautiful flowers of the succulent world due to the noblie heritage and Sempervivum flower size and shape. We have two coming into flower at the moment and we will be showing this to you as soon as they do!