Aeonium smithii

The name of the species was chosen in honor of the Norwegian botanist Smith. It is a peculiar shrub, that does not reach considerable sizes, consisting, especially at a young age, of thin stems, equipped with particular white and bristly hairs, similar to spiny hair, at the apex of which pleasant rosettes of wavy and spoon-shaped leaves grow; the leaves are of a beautiful lively green color, enriched by purple cuts sometimes even in relief, and by a characteristic down, that makes them truly unique! Between winter and spring its unique appearance is further enlivened by small yellow flowers, which contrast nicely with the brown of the peculiar "spots".