Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Cebenese' [plug]

Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Cebenese' (Payne): One of the larger S. arachnoideum that produces piles of offsets on long stolons. 'Cebenese' is covered with a heavy white webbing and has a pink tinge on its edges. It can resemble white stones from a distance and makes an excellent choice for green roofs, living walls, and rock gardens. Webbed varieties in particular benefit from a layer of gravel top dressing between the soil and their leaves to prevent rot. This rooted plug ships without a pot.

Hens & Chicks need plenty of outdoor sunlight to show their best colors and maintain a tight rosette form. They thrive in gritty, well-draining soils and pots with drainage holes. They produce new offsets or "chicks" on stolons. These chicks can be left to form tidy clusters or removed to share and transplant.

Sempervivum do most of their growing in the spring and summer, and will thrive with weekly watering and afternoon shade if temperatures exceed 80F. They are incredibly frost hardy and will happily overwinter under an insulating blanket of snow. Protect from heavy rains and standing water to prevent rot.

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