What are the other names for Sempervivum? Learn about its other names
Sempervivum is a succulent plant grown mainly for its ornamental leaves and stems. It is relatively small in size and has won the favor of many people. In recent years its sales have been very large, so let us get to know this plant together.
Other names for Sempervivum
Sempervivum, in the family Crassulaceae, genus Sempervivum. Also called houseleek, Guanyin lotus, Guanyin zuolian.
Morphological characteristics of Sempervivum
Sempervivum is mainly loved for its special leaf shape. It is relatively small in size, and multiple leaves combine to form a blooming lotus, with star-shaped, pink flowers.
The leaf color of Sempervivum is rich in variation, including gray-green, dark green, yellow-green, red-brown and other colors. The leaf tip colors are also not all the same, including purplish red, green and so on. There are many varieties, and the diameter of the leaf rosette ranges from 3 cm to 15 cm, with fine dense serrations along the leaf margins.
A well-developed Sempervivum will produce a ring of small rosettes beneath the large rosette, and at the end of each spring it will also send out red stolons similar to those of spider plants from the lower part of the leaf cluster, with rosette-shaped plants growing at the tips of the stolons.
Landscape value of Sempervivum
Sempervivum can be planted alone as a small potted plant to beautify the environment.
Sempervivum is often planted indoors together with Sempervivum arachnoideum, and can be planted beside rocks and stone walls.
Sempervivum is not large in shape, has many varieties and different colors, and the differences between leaf tip and leaf blade colors make it even more eye-catching. Many succulent lovers like to collect different varieties and grow them together, each showing its own charm.
For more professional agricultural science and technology information, please scan the QR code to follow WeChat: NongXunNET
Please indicate the source when reprinting.