Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Sempervivum atlanticum (Ball ex Hook.f.) Baker |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., n.s., 2: 104 (1874) |
Native Range | Morocco |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1600-2500m |
Description | rosettes 4-8cm wide, leaves obovate-oblong, shortly mucronate, glandular-pubescent, ciliate, stem leaves lanceolate-oblong, flowers ca. 2cm across in ramose panicle |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | pale pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | succulent perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 |
Synonyms | Sempervivum tectorum var. atlanticum Ball ex Hook.f. Sempervivum tectorum ssp. atlanticum (Ball ex Hook.f.) Ball |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |