Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Cebenese'

COBWEB HOUSELEEK
Family: Crassulaceae

 

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Growing Guide
Rainy Side Notes

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GROWING GUIDE

Origin:
Garden.
Plant Group:
Perennials.
Hardiness:
Sunset zones: 2-24. USDA zones: 5-8.
Mature size:
Height 3 inches (7 cm). Width: 12 inches (30 cm).
Flowering period:
Summer.
Flowering attributes:
Bright reddish-pink flowers on 4 inch stems.
Leaf attributes:
Succulent, fleshy stems form a rosette. The green foliage has burgundy tips and are covered with cobweb-like, fine, white hairs.
Growth habit:
Mat-forming.
Light:
Full sun.
Soil:
Poor, gritty, well-drained soil.
Propagation Methods:
Root rosettes spring or early summer.

 

Rainy Side Notes

Hen & chicks are easy to grow so long as you don't water them too often and give them very little water. This has grown best for me in gritty soil mulched with pea gravel. This keeps the rosettes clean of dirt or other type mulches. Tuck this perennial into wall crevices or any poor soil situations with good drainage.

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Photographed in author's garden.