Sempervivum Tectorum - Common Houseleek Succulent

These easy-to-grow succulents grow to about 6 inches tall by 20 inches wide.

This is a rosette-forming succulent, an evergreen perennial, and spreads by offsets.

It has grey-green, tufted, sessile leaves, 2-4 inches in diameter, which are often suffused with rose-red.

In summer it bears clusters of reddish-purple flowers, in multiples of 8-16, on hairy erect flat-topped stems.

This species of succulent varies greatly in appearance, mainly due to its popularity. This species has been cultivated and propagated for hundreds of years!