Sempervivum aracnoideum 'Cobweb'

Hen and chicks 'Cobweb'

Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  2-6

·        Height: 3-4 inches

·        Spread: 6-8 inches

·        Bloom Time: summer

·        Bloom: rose-red blooms

·        Light: full sun to part shade (full sun for best color)

·        Soil: gritty, well-drained

·        Moisture: allow soil to dry between waterings; drought tolerant once established

·        Use: alpine or rock garden, container, ground cover; particularly effective when planted in the cracks and crevices of stone walls or walkways; flowers attract bees and butterflies

·        Care: low maintenance; protect from winter wet; easily propagated by removing small baby rosettes to a new location

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: hybrid cultivar; genus native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe

·        Notes: tight rosettes of cobwebbed blue-green succulent leaves; salt tolerant  rabbit and deer resistant

·        Supplier: K&A Greenhouse

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C331

 

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