Sempervivum calcareum
Sempervivium calcareum, the houseleek, is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family Crassulaceae, native to the southern Alps in Europe. An evergreen succulent perennial, it has a rosette with thick leaves that store water. The leaves are usually green with reddish-purple tips. This plant reproduces with asexual budding and monocarpic sexual reproduction.[1]
| Sempervivum calcareum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Crassulaceae |
| Genus: | Sempervivum |
| Species: | S. calcareum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sempervivum calcareum Jord. | |
Sempervivum calcareum is cultivated as an ornamental garden plant. It is suitable for a well-drained spot in full sun, such as a rockery. The cultivars ‘Extra’[2] and ‘Guillaume’[3] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[4]
References
- "Sempervivum calcareum". World of Succulents. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "RHS Plantfinder - Sempervivum calcareum 'Extra'". Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "RHS Plantfinder - Sempervivum calcareum 'Guillaume'". Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 96. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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