Sempervivum soboliferum

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sempervivum soboliferum, Sims (S. globiferum, Linn, as to synonyms and many other authors, not Linn, as to plant cited). Hen-and-chickens. Houseleek. Barren rosettes globose, 1-1 1/2 in. diam., the copious new rosettes sessile and attached to the parent only by a slender thread and easily becoming detached from it and rolling about: lvs. 60-80 to a rosette, obovate-cuneate, obscurely cuspidate, pale light green, glabrous, margin minutely ciliate, outer ones tinted with red-brown especially on their back, 3/4-l x 1/4-3/8 in.; cauline lvs. very densely crowded, ovate-lanceolate, acute: fl.-st. including infl. 6-9 in. high, very robust, finely pubescent: fls. 6-7-merous, pale yellow, in a short, dense, many-fld. panicle, which is 3-4 in. diam.; calyx-segms. lanceolate, nearly glabrous on the back, margins strongly ciliate; petals lanceolate, 1/2 in. long, obscurely tricuspidate, margins conspicuously fimbriate. Mountains of Austria. B.M. 1457.—Unless the young rosettes are thinned out the plants are not so apt to flower. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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