Perennials > Sempervivum > Sempervivum hirtum > Sempervivum hirtum
Sempervivum hirtum
Hairy Houseleek
Origin: France to Italy and Russia.
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Sempervivum |
| Species |
| hirtum |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Synonyms |
| Sempervivum globiferum subs. hirtum, Diopogon hirtus |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 2 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 3 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 |
| Height |
| 10 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Containers, in potted succulent collections, as a potted patio plant, in rock gardens, as ground cover or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun to partial shade in dry, well-draining loamy or sandy soil. |
| Shape |
| Mat-forming with erect flower shoots. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Roughly fringed leaves and flowers. |
| Pests |
| None known. |
| Habitat |
| Dry rocky outcroppings and on high, dry alpine slopes. |
| Leaf Description |
| Rosettes measuring approximately 7 cm in diameter of fleshy succulent leaves around 15 - 20 mm long and 5 - 7 mm wide. Rosette leaves are lightly haired and offsets are glaborous. |
| Flower Description |
| Fringe-like blooms pointing upward in clusters of 3 - 5 on erect flowering bodies. |
| Colour Description |
| Vivid lime green to yellow green foliage tipped with a crimson red. Bright yellow-green flowers on reddish-green stems. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth and leathery, to lightly- to densely-haired. |
| Notable Specimens |
| University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Offsets. |
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