Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Sempervivum armenum Boiss. & A.Huet |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1600-2300m |
Description | rosette 2-6cm wide, leaves ovate-lanceolate, 1-3cm long, in maturity glabrous, stem leaves glandular hirsute, corolla 15-20mm across, petals 12-14, at base purple |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | greenish, pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | rosette, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring and late summer; detachment of rosettes |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
armenum insigne Muirhead, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 29: 19 (1969)
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