How to tend a Sempervivum tectorum

Also known as: Sempervivum boissieri hort. ex Baker, Sempervivum boutignyanum Billot & Gren., Sempervivum brachiatum Lamotte, Sempervivum celsicaule Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum breviramum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum brevistylum Lamotte, Sedum majus Garsault, Sedum tectorum (L.) Scop., Sempervivum alpinum Griseb. & Schenk, Sempervivum ambiguum Lamotte, Sempervivum juratense Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum laetevirens Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum adoxum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum acuminatum Schott, Sempervivum affine Lamotte, Sempervivum lamottei Boreau, Sempervivum luxurians Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum maitrea Lamotte, Sempervivum majus Neck., Sempervivum andreanum Wale, Sempervivum clusianum Ten., Sempervivum beugesiacum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum compactum Lamotte, Sempervivum crassifolium Salisb., Sempervivum mettenianum Schnittsp. & C.B.Lehm., Sempervivum glaucum Ten., Sempervivum fuscum Lehm. & Schnittsp., Sempervivum decoloratum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum seusanum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum schottii Baker, Sempervivum rhodanicum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum rigidum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum robustum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum saxosum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum royanum Correvon, Sempervivum rupestre (Rouy & E.G.Camus) Bergmans, Sempervivum sabaudum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum spectabile Lehm. & Schnittsp., Sempervivum trifurcum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum triste hort. ex Baker, Sempervivum speciosum Lamotte, Sempervivum tectorum var. andreanum (Wale) O.Bolòs & Vigo, Sempervivum pallescens Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum pallidum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum obovatum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum pulverulentum Dulac, Sempervivum praestabile Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum purpurascens Schott ex Boiss., Sempervivum validum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum venustum Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum violascens Jord. & Fourr., Sempervivum tectorum var. rhenanum Hegi & Schmid, Sempervivum rhenanum (Hegi & Schmid) Lawalrée

Watering

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

Sunlight

Likes light, and resistant to half shade, short period of dormancy in summer, use half shade for better care

Soil

Peat and akadama mixed in 3:1 ratio

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once monthly in spring and autumn

Pruning

Remove dead and rotten part timely

About this plant

Origin
Asia
Category
Crassulaceae, Sempervivum
Size
Diameter 6-10 cm, height 5-10 cm
Blooming period
Succulent plants, sometimes flowers, white or purple flowers
Flower colors
Leaf color green, when sunny with fuchsia leaf tips
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