Sempervivum tectorumL.
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Sedum tectorum , Sempervivum tectorumsubsp.tectorum
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kin : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : SedeaeSubtribe : SedinaeGenus : Sempervivum
The specific name " tectorum " ( sound out " tek - TOR - um " ) mean " of ceiling , roof " and refers to the traditional grow on the roofs of this specie .
Sempervivum tectorumis native to the Mountains of Western , Central , and SouthernEurope , from thePyreneesto theAlps , Apennines , andDinarides .
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Sempervivum tectorumis a mat - formingsucculentthat forms russet scab of heavy , green leaves variably tinged with red and usually with a violet backsheesh . The rosettes typically grow about 4 inches ( 10 cm ) in diam and produce offset tie to the mother rose window by stalwart offset that can grow up to 1.6 inches ( 4 curium ) long . The leaves are oblong - lancelike to obovate , glabrous or in brief glandular - pubescent , with conspicuously white cilia along the border . They can measure up to 2.4 inches ( 6 curium ) foresighted and 0.6 inch ( 1.5 cm ) widely .
In summertime , an upright , leafy , pubescent flower stalk rises from the mother rosette , topped with cyme of red - regal blossom . The flower stalk can get up to 12 inches ( 30 cm ) tall .
USDA hardiness zones3b to 11b : from −35 ° farad ( −37.2 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( 10 ° speed of light ) .
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Common Houseleek can be grown from seeds , seedlings , or by divide start .
Do n’t institute your Common Houseleeks too profoundly . travail a shallow trap and spread the roots . Cover the plant ’s crown and gently tamp the soil to tauten it . weewee light , but you do n’t need to irrigate newly planted Common Houseleek daily as you would with non - succulents . Common Houseleeks take to permit their solution dry out betweenwaterings .
cum can be sprinkle on top of a territory or gravel commixture and kept middling moist until sprouting . Once they sprout , dust some hunky-dory crushed rock around them as mulch . Seeds are commonly started in pots and then reassign to the garden as seedlings . you’re able to start your seeds in the fall and transplant them in the bounce .
Common Houseleeks will spread by underground roots . Each industrial plant multiplies by at least 4 in a growing season by producing tiny start plantlets all around the margin of the " biddy . " These are the " chicks . " The doll can be snapped off and replant elsewhere at any prison term .
Once established , upkeep of Common Houseleeks is minimal . You must remove the old biddy after they blossom and divide biddy as ask . Except in extremely hot , ironic situation , you will not even need to give them supplementary weewee .
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For century , the juice and leave of absence have been used in folk remedy for their cooling , anti - inflammatory , acerb , and diuretic property . Bruised leaves of the fresh flora or the plant ’s succus can be used as poultices for burns , scalds , ulcers , and any inflammation , as the pain is quickly reduced . Honey , mixed with the juice , helps relieve the pain of mouth ulceration .
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