Sempervivum montanum

Plant Characteristics
Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	0.75 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 0.75.
Width:	⇔	1.25 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1.25. to 1.75 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1.75.
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Scientific Names
Crassulaceae >	Sempervivum >	montanum >

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Read about Sempervivum montanum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sempervivum montanum, Linn. Barren rosette 1 1/2 – 1 3/4 in. diam., the few new rosettes on red pilose peduncles 1-1 1/2 in. long: lvs. closely packed, 60-80 to a rosette, oblanceolate-cuneate, cuspidate, green up to the tip, both surfaces slightly pilose, outer lvs. 3/4-1 x 1/3 in.; cauline lvs. densely imbricated, lanceolate, tinted with red-brown toward the tip; the lower 1-1 1/2 in. long; fl.-st. including infl. 3-6 in. high: fls. 12-14-merous, bright mauve-red, in a very dense panicle, which is 1 1/2-2 in. diam.; calyx very hairy, segms. lanceolate; petals 1/2 – 5/8 in. long, linear-acuminate. Alps and Pyrenees. Var. glaciale, Lagg. (S. Lehmannii, Schnittsp.). Lvs. linear-lingulate, base somewhat narrowed, apex bluntly pointed, upper surface weakly glandular-pubescent; cauline lvs. similar but shorter and brown-tipped: fls. dirty red-brown, 10-12-merous; calyx-segms. linear-lanceolate; petals linear. Switzerland. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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