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JOVIBARBA

This group is closely related to Sempervivum and is often referred to by the same common name, Hen and Chicks.  The name Jovibarba is latin for Jupiter's Beard, apparently an ancient reference to the fringed flower petals and erect flower stalk.

Jovibarba allionii
Jovibarba allionii© Jovibarba allionii   Pointed Leaves

Evergreen succulent with rosettes of pointed leaves.    Grow in full sun, in poor, gritty, well drained soil.   Use in rock garden, wall, trough or other container.   Hardy to -20 F.  SW Alps. Crassulaceae  

 

 

 

Jovibarba arenaria x hirta 'Belansky Tetra'
Jovibarba arenaria x hirta 'Belansky Tetra'© Jovibarba arenaria x hirta   Red-tipped Rosettes

Evergreen succulent with red tipped rosettes and small offset rosettes that tumble off the mother plant to create new plants.    Grow in full sun, in poor, gritty, well drained soil.   Use in rock garden, wall, trough or other container.   Hardy to -20 F.  Hybrid origin. Crassulaceae  

 

 
Jovibarba hirta

Jovibarba hirta© Jovibarba hirta

Jovibarba hirta in garden

   Red-tipped Rosettes

Evergreen succulent with red tipped rosettes and small offset rosettes that tumble off the mother plant to create new plants.  6 "x 12".  Grow in full sun, in poor, gritty, well drained soil.   Use in rock garden, wall, trough or other container.   Hardy to -20 F.  Eastern Alps and Western Carpathians. Crassulaceae  

 

 


 

Jovibarba heuffelii  

Jovibarba heuffelii is an elegant succulent for the rock garden.©

Jovibarba heuffeli in garden

   Elegant Rosette Forming Succulent

Evergreen succulent forms a mat of large rosettes in various colors with light yellow blooms in summer.   8"x12".  Grow in full sun, in poor, gritty, well drained soil.   Use in rock garden, wall, trough or other container.   Hardy to -10 F. Native to the Balkans and So. Carpathians. Crassulaceae  

 

 
Jovibarba sobolifera
Jovibarba sobolifera©   Red Tipped Rosettes

Evergreen succulent with red tipped rosettes and small offset rosettes that tumble off the mother plant to create new plants.   8"x12".  Grow in full sun, in poor, gritty, well drained soil.   Use in rock garden, wall, trough or other container.   Hardy to -10 F.  Bohemia and Poland.  Crassulaceae  

 

 

 

 

  
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