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Sempervivum arachnoideum
Also called Cobweb Houseleek
Cobweb house-leek is a small, mat-forming rosette succulent from European mountains, with cobweb-like hairs on its rosettes. It spreads by offsets and needs sharp drainage and plenty of sun.
Sempervivum arachnoideum, the cobweb house-leek, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to European mountains, in the Alps, Apennines and Carpathians. Growing to 8 cm (3 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, it is a rosette-forming succulent perennial, valued in cultivation for its ability to colonise hot, dry areas via offsets.
The specific epithet arachnoideum refers to its furry central rosettes (long ciliate leaf margins), resembling spider webs.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sempervivum arachnoideum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
