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Succulents
(Botanical Names)
See Common Names below

Adromischus cristatus
Aeonium arboretum 'Z'
Aeonium decorum 'S'
Aeonium percarneum 'K'
Agave 'Cream Spike'
Aloe aristata
Aloe barbadensis
Aloe hybrids
Aloinopsis luckhoffii
Argyroderma ssp
Billbergia nutans
Crassula capitella 'C'
Crassula ovata
Crassula perforata
Crassula perforata v.
Crassula picturata
Crassula rupestris
Crassula tetragona
Cryptanthus bivittatus
Dischidia ruscifolia
Echeveria agavoides 'L'
Echeveria gibbiflora
Echeveria haagai t.
Echeveria hybrids
Echeveria lilacina 'G'
Echeveria runyonii
Echeveria setosa c.
Euphorbia flanaganii c.
Faucaria tigrina
Fenestraria aurantiaca
Gasteraloe
Gasteria maculata
Gasteria 'LW'
Graptopetalum p.
Graptosedum 'B'
Haworthia fasciata
Haworthia tessellata
Hoya carnosa
Hoya curtisii
Kalanchoe luciae
Kalenchoe thyrsiflora
Kalanchoe tomentosa
Lithops
Oscularia deltoides
Pachyveria
Pleiospilos nelii
Portulacaria afra
Rhombophyllum dolab.
Schlumbergera buckleyi
Schlumbergera truncata
Sedum anglicum
Sedum makinoi 'O'
Sedum nussbaumerianum
Sedum oreganum
Sedum rubrotinctum A.
Sedum x adolphii
Sempervivum hybrids
Senecio rowleyanus
Senecio scaposus
Senecio serpens

Succulents
(Common Names)

Aloe Vera
Aloinopsis
Baby Toes
'Black Prince'
'Blizzard'
'Blue Curls'
'Blush'
'Bronze' Graptosedum
'Campfire'
Christmas Cactus
'Coppertone'
'Cream Spike' Agave
'Doris Taylor'
'Dusty Rose'
Earth Stars
Elkhorn Plant
Elephant's Food
Gasteraloe
Gasteria
'Ghost' Echeveria
'Ghost Plant'
Golden Sedum
Green Coral
Haagai Toliman. Ech.
Houseleeks
Hoya carnosa
Hoya curtisii
Ice Plant
'Irish Mint'
Jade Plant
Kebab Bush
'Key Lime Pie'
'Kiwi' Aeonium
Lace Aloe
'Lipstick' Echeveria
'Little Warty' Gasteria
Living Stones
Living Stones 2
Love's Triangle
Million Hearts
'Mini Blue' Fingers
'Neon Breakers'
'Ogon' Sedum
Oregon Sedum
Paddle Plant, Green
Paddle Plant, Red
Panda Plant
Pine Trees
Pork and Beans
'Powder Puff'
Queen's Tears
Silver Coral
Split Rock
Star Window Haworthia
String of Buttons
String of Pearls
'Sunburst' Aeonium
Thanksgiving Cactus
Tiger Jade
Tiger Jaws
'Topsy Turvy'
Var. String of Buttons
'Woolly Rose' Echeveria
Zebra Plant
'Zwartkop Aeonium'

Genus: Sempervivum Specific Epithet: Hybrids

Variety: See Below
Phonetic: sem-per-VEE-vum Family: Crassulaceae
Root Meanings: Living Forever Origin: Europe CA
Native: No
Common Name(s) : Hens and Chickens, Houseleeks
triloba
'Oddity'
triloba
Plum Fuzzy"
Minimum Temp: -30 Exposure: Sun to Part Shade in Heat

Water: Little to Moderate
Type: Evergreen Persistence: Perennial
Height: 4-6 inches Spread: 2 feet Growth Rate: Slow
Blooms: Summer of 3rd+ year Flowers: Pink Seasonal: --

Features:

  • Dense mat of 2-5 inch rosettes
  • Very drought and cold tolerant
  • Moderate water in spring/summer, very little in fall/winter

Varieties:

  • Plum Fuzzy - very cold tolerant. 3 inch fuzzy rosettes slowly fill tight spaces. Very drought tolerant. Best color in sun but needs summer shade.

  • Oddity - Prefers shade during summer dormancy. Tube leaves green with red tips. Bottom leaves turn under. Bronze Award Winner 1978 (MacPherson)

Considerations:

  • Outdoors in summer, indoors/greenhouse for protection from rain
  • Monocarpic--after flowering, the mother plant dies. Quickly replaced by offsets

Landscape Use:

  • Containers
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