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A smallish plant, densely covered with white hairs. Although it is a cultivar of S. arachnoideum it lacks the cobweb effct of typical the species
because the hairs covering the leaves are short and create an effect closer to velvet. Raised by Nicholas Moore in the UK and introduced in 1950. Horst Diehm said: "purple-pink rosettes, strongly spun, especially in spring, green hairy". Erwin Geiger is quoted on Sempervivum List: "A more well-known variety from Great Britain: Beefy, velvety rosettes in spring beautifully deep reddish-brown in colour. The leaves are white ciliated." Craigiehall ursery says; "White tufts of hair on reddish-brown leaves really stand out as new growth starts in spring. Attractive medium rosettes that clump together nicely. An old variety that persists in cultivation - bad varieties don't last but good varieties like 'Hey Hey' still get grown year after year." Potterton's Nursery say: "Very distinct with globose rosettes of grey-green turning to deep bronze hairy leaves." |
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