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Sempervivum arachnoideum

Common name(s): Cobweb Houseleek
Family name: Crassulaceae
Common family name: Stonecrop Family
USDA hardiness zone(s): 5
Perennation: perennial
Light level: sun
Flower color:
Plant height: 3 inches
Plant spread: 12 inches
Deciduous: evergreen
Growth form: prostrate
Leaf color: green
Range: Pyrenees to Carpathians
Habit: cactus/succulent
Special characteristics: Drought Tolerant
The houseleek is a low-growing rosette-forming succulent that is covered with cobweb-like hairs. Red flowers bloom on stems in late summer.

This houseleek does best in difficult situations, such as tucked into crevices of a rock wall.

Zones 5 - 8

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