Sempervivum calcareum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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