1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Cactus, Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe
Mexico, Texas
1.4 Types
Sempervivum altum, Sempervivum davisii, Sempervivum juvanii
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Stone and Masonry fences and walls
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
21,22,23,24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1.2 Plant Color
1.2.1 Flower Color
1.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
1.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Green, Pale Pink
1.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Burgundy
Not Available
1.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Burgundy
Not Available
1.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Burgundy
Not Available
1.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Burgundy
Not Available
1.3 Shape
1.3.1 Leaf Shape
1.4 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Not Available
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Not Available
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Not Available
2.2.6 Bloom Time
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
3.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Needs very little water
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Not Available
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Not Available
3.7 Pruning
No need to prune
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
3.8 Fertilizers
20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs, Red blotch
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Not Available
pollinators
4.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antipruritic, Astringent, Diuretic, Odontalgic
Not Available
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
5.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Not Available
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
SEMPERVIVUM calcareum
Astrophytum asterias
6.2 Common Name
Houseleek, Common houseleek
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
6.2.1 In Hindi
houseleek
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
6.2.2 In German
Hauswurz
Sand Dollar Cactus
6.2.3 In French
joubarbe
Sand Dollar Cactus
6.2.4 In Spanish
houseleek
Sand Dollar Cactus
6.2.5 In Greek
houseleek
Sand Dollar Cactus
6.2.6 In Portuguese
houseleek
Cacto do dólar de areia
6.2.7 In Polish
houseleek
Sand Dollar Cactus
6.2.8 In Latin
AMERIMNON
Sand Dollar Cactus
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
7.8 Tribe
7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species