Sempervivum calcareum

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   cacti-succulent

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.
Lifespan: perennial
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Exposure: sun
USDA Zones: 5 to 9
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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


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