Sempervivum calcareum’Sir William Lawrence '
Houseleek , Hen and Chicks
Sempervivum’Sir William Lawrence '
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menage : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : SedeaeSubtribe : SedinaeGenus : Sempervivum
Sempervivum calcareum’Sir William Lawrence ' is a cultivar ofSempervivum calcareum . The descent is unknown .
Sempervivum calcareum’Sir William Lawrence ' is a small succulent that form attractive rosettes of grizzly - green leaves tipped with maroon red . The rosette can grow up to 2.8 column inch ( 7 centimetre ) in diameter and get offsets on stolons , forming dim clumps . The leave are sarcoid , ovate , and steer .
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poor stiletto heel of pinkish flowers come out in summer . The rosettes die after blossom . However , the rest of the clump will not cash in one’s chips and continue to develop , filling in the spaces .
USDA hardiness zones4a to 9b : from −30 ° F ( −34.4 ° C ) to 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) .
Sempervivums are not unmanageable to grow , provided they are not waterlogged and killed from excess lacrimation . They can be well spring up out of doors and in container , and they earned the name " Houseleeks " from their tendency to take root on the roofs of house . It will by nature die after the female parent flora flower , but the plant has likely produced many offsets that will continue to grow by this time . These are first-class for moth-eaten windows . Sempervivumearned their popular name , " Hen and Chicks , " from their increment habit . The mother plant , or hen , air off numerous offsets , bundle around her base like chicks . These offshoot can be well repotted , or the plants can be allow for to organize a clumping mat .
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Repot as needed , preferably during the affectionate time of year . To repot a succulent , control the soil is ironic before repotting , then lightly remove the pot . Knock away the previous soil from the ascendent , removing any rotted or numb roots . plow any track with a antifungal . Place the works in its new corporation and backfill it with pot soil , spreading the roots as you repot . Leave the plant dry for a week or so , then begin to water gently to reduce the jeopardy of base putrefaction .
find out more atHow to Grow and Care for Sempervivum .
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