sempervivum

Plant list: Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' x 2, Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea' x 1, sempervivum x 2, Helichrysum italicum (curry plant) x 2.

Window box ideas 2010

Succulents--a plant gang that includes cacti, the tender and showy echeverias, and cold-hardy sempervivum commonly known as hen and chicks, among others--so do not suck that I'm always amazed when I realize so many people I know and love haven't really noticed them before.

Shelfari: Omnivoracious 2010

Succulents--a plant gang that includes cacti, the tender and showy echeverias, and cold-hardy sempervivum commonly known as hen and chicks, among others--so do not suck that I'm always amazed when I realize so many people I know and love haven't really noticed them before.

Omni Daily Crush: "Succulent Container Gardens" Omnivoracious 2010

Those hypertufa containers are just what I need for my sempervivum collection.

Containers-Part One « Fairegarden 2008

Love the pics of the punky cardinal and the sempervivum.

Kodak Versus Canon Or Do We Really Need A New Camera? « Fairegarden 2008

To weave spells, though, try the spider web sempervivum; Dortort writes that the ancient Romans decorated grave sites with them because their ability to endure the direst conditions "hinted at immortality."

NYT > Home Page By DOMINIQUE BROWNING 2011

We saw likewise here abundance of a plant, hardly to be distinguished from the _sempervivum_ of Socotora, whence the Socotrine aloes is made; but I know not if the savage natives of this island have any knowledge of its use.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784

These islands produce some cedars, and we found near the sea a green prickly plant, with leaves like those of the _penguin_ plant, and roots like those of the _sempervivum_, but much longer, the Indians of

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 10 Arranged in systematic order: Forming a complete history of the origin and progress of navigation, discovery, and commerce, by sea and land, from the earliest ages to the present time. Robert Kerr 1784

Aloes is made from the leaves of a plant resembling our sempervivum, or house-leek, the roots and stalk being cut away, the rest strongly pressed, and the juice boiled up to a certain height, after which it is put into earthen pots, closely stopped for eight months, and is then put into skins for sale.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Robert Kerr 1784

Meg Bernstein at July 14, 2009 7: 26 AM does anybody have a good quick way of visually differentiating sempervivum and jovibarba? thanks!

Museum Blogs 2009