Sempervivum Species, Hen-and-Chickens, Houseleek, Old Man & Woman, Roof House Leek
Sempervivumarachnoideum
Synonym
Sempervivum
doellianum
Sempervivum
heterotrichum
Very tough little plant. Great grower. A great addition to your collection.
I first got this plant in a 1 inch pot with t...Read More
very easy plant to grow in sun or shade, it can be very small sometimes and grow between rocks and is small enough for almost any container garden
Greetings...I have these and their flowers are unique and lovely...but our lot gets too hot for these beauties to stay in full sun. I ke...Read More
I have Sempervivum Hens and Chicks 'Frosty'. They are small, green, tight clusters, like little pin cushions, and covered with fine cobwe...Read More
After several years in a small pot, my plant burst into bloom and looks quite like a tiny Gaudi cathedral!
Just did some more research and my picture of the one with reddish leaves may be cultivar "Cebenese"
Edgewood, Washington
The "cobweb" hen & chick if blooming in red is sempervivum arachnoideum rubrum. I have charished this intere...Read More
Some commercial sources sell this plant as Sempervivum arachnoidem cv. 'Cobweb' although there is little supporting evidence for i...Read More
Always an interesting plant and easy to grow but resents winter wet. The 'cobweb' catches and holds the rain so that rot is likely to set in.
This variety has rosettes of all basically the same size, as opposed to the "moms & babies" generally seen. After bloom the rosette dies...Read More