Sempervivum Silberspitz

Description

Sempervivum Silberspitz is a real gem of a plant making an excellent potted specimen for the alpine hose or showbench. It looks equally at home in the rockery or scree garden as well as in walls. The bright green rosettes turn varying degrees of red in winter, sometimes completely red, other times mottled red green. The fleshy leaves have small, silvery hairs on their edges. Our photos show the stunning winter colouring. Produces offsets to form a mound.

A hardy plant which should survive normal winter conditions outside, especially in well drained soil with protection from winter wet. If grown in pots it is recommended to place in a sheltered position for the winter.

Supplied in a 7cm square pot.

More Details:

FAMILY: Crassulaceae 
SYNONYMS:
COMMON NAME: Houseleek, Hens and Chicks
NATIVE: Bred by Jakob Eschmann in 1980
HEIGHT: 12 cm (5″)
SPREAD: 20cm (8″)
SOIL TYPE: All, prefers a poor, well drained soil, chalk, loam, sand
SOIL PH: Neutral, Alkaline
ASPECT: Sun, part shade
UK HARDINESS: Hardy
FLOWERING TIME:  Spring, Summer
FLOWER COLOUR: Pink
PESTS: Pest resistant though look out for vine weevil and sempervivum leaf miner