Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Sempervivum armenum Boiss. & A.Huet |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 2: 60 (1856) |
Native Range | w. Transcaucasus to n. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
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 | 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 braunii var. glabrum Medw. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |