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Sempervivum globiferum
Also called Hens And Chickens House Leek
A small, globe-forming succulent rosette plant that spreads by rolling offsets, native to rocky mountain sites in central Europe. Grow it in very well-drained gritty soil in full sun.
Jovibarba globifera, common name rolling hen-and-chicks, is a species of succulent flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae.
Jovibarba globifera lives in the eastern and southern Alps, the Carpathians and the western Balkans south to northern Albania.
Hen and chickens · Houseleek · Cobweb House Leek · Limestone Houseleek · Teneriffe Houseleek · Sempervivum pittonii · Common houseleek · Houseleek
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Jovibarba globifera 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.
