Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Sempervivum altum Turrill |
Bibliography | Izv. Bulg. Bot. Družh. 7: 126 (1936) |
Native Range | w. Transcaucasus |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2000m |
Description | rosettes rather lax, 2-4cm, leaves oblanceolate, abruptly mucronate-acuminate, pale green, ca. 2cm, stem leaves oblong, 2cm, flowers 3cm, anthers orange-red |
Size | 8-12cm |
Color | red-purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in spring and in late summer; detachment of rosette |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |