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Potted Sempervivum Plant - Description
- Potted Sempervivum Alpine Plant
- AKA Houseleek Plant
- Mixed Varieties (Image is For Illustrative Purposes Only)
- Evergreen Rock Plant
- Suited to Both Indoor & Outdoors
- Potted or Containerised Plants
- Pot Size: 8.5cm
Potted Sempervivum Plant - Characteristics
- Habit: Clump forming ground cover
- Foliage: Evergreen leaves. Fine & compact
- Succulent rosettes with pointed tips
- Greyish green in colour with reddish tints
- Final size (Height): 10cm
- Final size (Spread): 30cm
Potted Sempervivum Plant - Planting Instructions
- Alpine plants like a light, airy soil
- Harden off before planting
- Prepare bed by digging over soil & add some fertilizer or manure
- Soak pot for about 3 minutes before planting
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Plant this alpine so that the top of root ball is level with existing soil level
- Firm in well
- Soak soil well after planting
Potted Sempervivum Plant - Uses / Location
- Grow in a light, free draining soil
- Happy in an exposed or sheltered spot
- Suited to rockeries & alpine garden
- Ideal for roof gardens
- Plant into crevices in walls
- Plant with other alpine plants such as Scabiosa, Aubretia, Aster & Aquilegia
- Looks great when planted under the base of trees
- Companion plants include Grasses, Aubretia, Saxifage, Bellis & Cosmos
