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Houseleek

Sempervivum tectorum

Houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum)

Photo: Unknown photographer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

rose, blush

What actually matters with this one

Each rosette flowers once then dies, leaving offsets. That is not a problem, it is how the colony expands.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Keep it dry
Hardiness
Zones 3-8
Height
10 cm
Flowers
July
Difficulty
easy

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.