How to tend a Sempervivum

Also known as: Jovibarba Opiz., Jovivum G.D.Rowley

Watering

Water thoroughly 2 times during summer dormancy, keep soil moist in other time, water thoroughly when soil is dry

Sunlight

Summer is its dormant period, use half shade for better care, spring and autumn are its growing seasons, need plenty of sunshine

Soil

Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once monthly

Pruning

Remove dead and rotten part timely

About this plant

Origin
Holland
Category
Crassulaceae, Sempervivum
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height 3-7 cm
Blooming period
Succulent plants, blooms sometimes, when the plant sprouts a stem from the center, blooms with pink flowers
Flower colors
Leaf color yellow green, gray green, dark green, brown
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