Botanical name: Sempervivum tectorum
Other names: Sempervivum arvernense, Sempervivum densum , Common houseleek, Roof houseleek, Sengreen, Thunder plant, Poor Jan's leaf , Red-leaved houseleek , Jove's beard, Jupiter's beard , Jupiter's eye, Healing blade, Homewort , Imbroke, Devil's beard , Earwort, Fuet, St Patrick's cabbage, Bullock's beard, Bullock's eye
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Genus: Sempervivum
Species: S. tectorum - Sempervivum are evergreen perennials forming mats of fleshy-leaved rosettes, often attractively coloured, with star-shaped pink or pale yellow flowers in summer.
Sempervivum tectorum is: Evergreen
Flower: Purple in Summer
Foliage: Green, Red, Purple, Blue in All seasons
Habit: Cushion or Mound Forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Sempervivum tectorum (Common houseleek) will reach a height of 0.1m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Containers, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Rock
Cultivation: Plant in moderately fertile well-drained soil in full sun. Dislikes winter wet.
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Loamy, Sandy |
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Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Full Sun |
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South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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