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Sempervivum tectorum Hens and chicks Z 3-10
Rosettes of succulent leaves
Rosettes of succulent leaves
Size: 4” x 4”
Care: sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: Alps & Pyrenees MountainsGrown in gardens for thousands of years. Sempervivum means “live forever.” Romans planted Hens and chicks on their roofs to ward off lightning. As a succulent it holds water and is probably more difficult to catch fire. “This practice was preserved for historians when Charlemagne (720-814), first Holy Roman Emperor and unifier of a large part of northern Europe, ordered that all villagers within his crown lands plant houseleeks on their roofs, presumably as a safety measure. He decreed: Et ille hortulanus habeat super domum suam Iovis barbam. (And the gardener shall have house-leeks growing on his house. Capitulare de villis, about 795, LXX.)”
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Silene alpestris Alpine catchfly Z. 5-8
It flowers in May (through August) the flowers being of a polished whiteness
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“It flowers in May (through August) the flowers being of a polished whiteness, with the petals notched, and abundantly produced over the shining green masses of leaves.” Robinson 1903
Size: 4-6” x
Care: full sun in well-drained soil
Native: European AlpsCollected in Austria by 1773
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Silene schafta Schaft’s catchfly, Moss Z 5-7
spectacular late season blooms – bright magenta flowers September to October
One of the spectacular late season blooms – bright magenta flowers September to October
Size: 6” x Slowly spreading
Care: full sun in well-drained to moist well-drained soil
Native: RussiaPerfect for dry borders or rock gardens.
Introduced from its native Russia in 1844. In Greek mythology Silene was a companion of Bacchus who was covered with foam. William Robinson, father of the mixed perennial border, described the flowers of this species as being “very neat tufts.” -
Silene suecica syn. Lychnis alpina Arctic campion Z 4-8
Rosy racemes May- June emerge from a mound of grass-like leaves
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Rosy racemes May- June emerge from a mound of grass-like leaves. Short-lived but reseeds.
Size: 5” x 6”
Care: Sun to part shade in moist well-drained soil
Native: Northern Asia & EuropeIn gardens before 1753. May 6, 1876 The Garden described its flowers as “forming bright rosy patches…”