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Perennials > Sempervivum > Sempervivum pitonii > Sempervivum pitonii 'Royal Ruby'

Sempervivum pitonii

'Royal Ruby'


Royal Ruby Hen and Chicks




Family
Crassulaceae
Genus
Sempervivum
Species
pitonii
Cultivar
'Royal Ruby'
Category
Perennials
USDA Hardiness Zone
2
Canadian Hardiness Zone
3
RHS Hardiness Zone
H7
Temperature (°C)
-37
Temperature (°F)
-32
Height
10 - 50 cm
Spread
10 - 50 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
JuneJulyAugust
Landscape
In containers, in potted succulent collections, in rock gardens among large, low-lying rocks, as a potted indoor or patio plant, as groundcover or as a specimen.
Cultivation
Plant in full sun to partial shade in dry, well-draining sandy or loamy soil of any acidity.
Shape
Mat-forming.
Growth
Medium
ID Characteristic
Ruby red to burgundy foliage.
Pests
None known.
Habitat
Horticultural origin.
Leaf Description
Extremely highly-clustered rosettes of thick, finely-haired, slightly pinnate-ovate succulent leaves.
Flower Description
Fringy cymes growing and pointing upward.
Colour Description
Foliage varying in colour from lime green, vivid ruby red to burgundy. Offsets are typically always tones of red while the inner rosettes remain lime green. Cymes bloom a light grapefruit pink to lime green.
Texture Description
Smooth.
Notable Specimens
University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada.
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