Sempervivum montanumsubsp.stiriacum(Wettst . ex Hayek ) Wettst . ex Hayek
Anomalous Houseleek , Mountain Houseleek
Sempervivum montanumvar.braunii , Sempervivum montanumvar.stiriacum , Sempervivum stiriacum
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category : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : SedeaeSubtribe : SedinaeGenus : Sempervivum
Sempervivum montanumsubsp.stiriacumis native to southwesternAustria(Styria ) .
Sempervivum montanumsubsp.stiriacumis a smallsucculentthat phase miserly rosettes of sarcoid , hairy , muted green leaves with a pointed non-white bolshy to maroon - brown baksheesh . It is grand fromSempervivum montanum subsp . montanumby its slightly narrower leaves . The rosettes grow up to 2 inches ( 5 cm ) in diameter , producing offset on scant stolons to form dense lustrelessness .
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The ripe rosettes bear clusters of starry purple - pink blossom on erect , scaly - leaved stubble in summertime . The heyday have blatant clean high spot . Rosettes cash in one’s chips after blossom .
USDA hardiness zones4a to 9b : from −30 ° F ( −34.4 ° C ) to 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) .
Sempervivums are not hard to grow , provided they are not waterlogged and killed from excess watering . They can be easily develop outside and in containers , and they earned the name " Houseleeks " from their tendency to root on the roofs of houses . After the mother plant flowers , it will naturally die , but the plant has likely produced many runner that will continue to mature by this time . These are splendid for moth-eaten window . Sempervivumearned their popular name , " Hen and Chicks , " from their growth habit . The mother plant , or hen , broadcast off numerous offsets , clustering around her base like chicks . These offsets can be easily repotted , or the works can be result to constitute a clumping mat .
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Repot as needed , sooner during the ardent season . To repot a succulent , ensure the dirt is teetotal before repotting , then gently remove the pot . pick apart away the honest-to-goodness grease from the base , remove any rotted or beat roots . care for any cuts with a fungicide . set the flora in its new pot and backfill it with pot soil , unfold the root out as you repot . Leave the industrial plant dry for a week or so , then begin to pee lightly to reduce the danger of ascendent buncombe .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Sempervivum .
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