Scientific Name

Sempervivum tectorum ‘Royanum’

Common Names

Houseleek, Hen and Chickens

Synonyms

Sempervivum ‘Royanum’

Scientific Classification

Family: Crassulaceae
Subfamily: Sedoideae
Tribe: Sedeae
Subtribe: Sedinae
Genus: Sempervivum

Description

Sempervivum tectorum ‘Royanum’ is a mat-forming succulent that bears rosettes of yellowish-green leaves tipped leaves. The rosettes grow up to 5 inches (12.5 cm) in diameter. Flowers are star-shaped, reddish-purple, and held in flat cymes on the terminal ends of hairy, upright, up to 20 inches (50 cm) long stems. The rosettes die after flowering but are replaced by new rosettes on lateral runners.