Sempervivum calcareum

Plant Characteristics
Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	2 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2. to 3 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Width:	⇔	5 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5. to 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.

Scientific Names
Crassulaceae >	Sempervivum >	calcareum >

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Sempervivum calcareum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sempervivum calcareum, Jord. (S. californicum, Hort.). Barren rosettes about 2 in. diam., young ones nearly sessile: lvs. oblanceolate-cuneate, cuspidate, very glaucous, with a very distinct red-brown tip, glabrous, outer lvs. 1-1 1/2 x 3/8 in.; cauline lvs. densely imbricated, oblong-lanceolate, 1-1 1/2 in. long: fl.-st. less than 1 ft. high, including the infl.: fls. 10-12-merous, 3/4 in. across, pale red in a panicle 3-4 in. long, with 8-12 simple scorpioid branches; calyx densely pilose, segms. lanceolate; petals greenish down the keel, densely ciliate. France on the calcareous alps of Dauphine. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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