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common houseleek

Sempervivum tectorum

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Sempervivum
Family: Crassulaceae
Common Names: bullock's beard, bullock's eye, devil's beard, earwort, fuet, healing blade, homewort, imbroke, Jove's beard, Jupiter's beard, Jupiter's eye, poor Jan's leaf, red-leaved houseleek, roof foil, roof houseleek, sengreen, St Patrick's cabbage, thunder plant, welcome-home-husband-however-drunk-you-be

About this plant

S. tectorum is a vigorous mat-forming evergreen perennial with clusters of fleshy rosettes to 10cm in width, the leaves blue-green suffused with reddish-purple. Starry purplish flowers are borne in flat cymes on stems to 20cm in height

Growing Information

Height

Up To 10 Cm

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

North FacingWest FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile well-drained soil in full sun. Protect from excessive winter wet. Suitable for rock garden, scree bed, wall crevice, trough or alpine house

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in spring, or root offsets in spring

Pests

Can get vine weevil

Diseases

May be affected by a rust

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverHedging ScreensPatio ContainerWall Side Borders

Planting Places

OutdoorBog GardenPond MarginsConservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

Up To 10 Cm

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Trailing

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years