" Sempervivum arachnoideum"
Cobwed houseleek

 

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July - September. Dark pink flowers with 8 or 10 petals with a central purple line.
 
 
Scarcely, it has to be watered like cactus.
 
 
As a garden plant in rocky places.
  
 
In full sun.
  
   
From division. Although it can be reproduced very easily , it takes a long time to bloom.
 
 
Sandy soil with a good drainage.
 


 

Another species of "Sempervivum"

Sempervivum caucasicum ---------------- ..........

Sempervivum ciliosum -------------------............

Sempervivum x fauconnetti---------------- ............

Sempervivum grandiflorum--------------- Yellow houseleek

Sempervivum montanum----------------- Mountain houseleek

Sempervivum tectorum------------------ Roof houseleek, common houseleek, hens and chickens

Sempervivum wulfenii--------------------- Yellow houseleek

 

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