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Sempervivum 'Majestic'



A large, fine leaves green cultivar with delicate cobwebbing. Raised by Ed Skrocki in the USDA and introduced in 1983.

Writing in the Journal of the RHS in 1998, Rebecca Dunbar says:

"A large growing cultivar of the S.arachnoideum type, with white hairs covering the leaves. The leaves are tinted purple in summer months.4-5cm (1 1/2-2in)"

Horst Diehm said:

"a very impressive hybrid of S. arachnoideum, many hairy rosettes with dense white cobweb hairs"



7th November 2008



21st March 2009



References:
  • Smith, Alan C. - Sempervivum and Jovibarbas , revised ed. 1980
  • Furness, Steve - Sempervivum, a gardeners guide, Alpine Garden Society, 2023
  • Wills, Howard and Sally - Sempervivum and Jovibarba, 2004
  • Dunbar, Rebecca - 'Whorls of Resilience' , Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, Vol.123 part.11, p.787 , revised ed. 1980
  • International Sempervivum Forum, https://sempervivum.aforumfree.com/.
  • Diehm, Horst - sempervivumpage.de, 2001, autotranslated, no longer available online.
  • Sempervivum List online, https://www.sempervivum-liste.de/de, accessed 12.06.2025.
  • AGS Encyclopedia online, http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Sempervivum/CULTIVARS , accessed 12.06.2025.
  • Martin Miklanek, List of Sempervivum and Jovibarba cultivars, https://miklanek.tripod.com/MCS/cvA-E.html , accessed 12.06.2025.
  • Sempervivum Garden, https://sempervivumgarten.de , accessed 12.06.2025.