Ten Days of Plantness 2025: Day 7

Temperatures rose to above freezing at the end of the week, but until we get long-term milder weather I shall continue to just focus my attention on my pots indoors instead. And I have another new one to celebrate Frank’s ‘Ten Days of Plantness’. 😃

Frank explains this plant-lover’s ‘holiday’ here on Sorta Like Suburbia, so do go and visit him. Basically it aims to bring some cheer to the month of January when, here in the northern hemisphere, it is needed most.

This small Sempervivum – or house-leek – is a fascinating specimen that does just that. I have quite a collection outdoors, but none in the house. This one will be planted out in spring. They are excellent value for money, as they produce lots of offsets during the summer. Those spidery web-like threads give this one its name: S. arachnoideum (Cobweb house-leek).

It might flower for me in summer too. The long stems with tiny rosettes of pink flowers are quite remarkable. Here is a picture of some of my other house-leeks outside in June last summer…

Do you grow these succulents in your house or garden?



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