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Sempervivum 'Walnut Toffee'



A beautufully coloured medium sized cultivar raised by Sue Thomas in the UK and introduced in 2001. I got it from Trecanna nursery.

Volkmar Schara is quoted on Sempervivum List:

"The reddish rosettes have a very special luminosity, especially in spring. It is a vigorous plant that sprouts willingly. "

Craigiehall Nursery say:

"Dark, brownish-red in spring becomes lighter in summer with shades of tan, the leaves having red tips and edges. A lovely cultivar but another that doesn't produce as many offsets as we would like - beauty is rare!"



8th July 2005



25th June 2006 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
  • 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/sempervivum/walnut-toffee#:~:text=Dark%2C%20brownish%2Dred%20in%20spring,offsets%20as%20we%20would%20like., accessed 29.08.2025.
  • AGS Encyclopedia online, http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Sempervivum/CULTIVARS , accessed 29.08.2025.
  • Martin Miklanek, List of Sempervivum and Jovibarba cultivars, https://miklanek.tripod.com/MCS/cvA-E.html , accessed 29.08.2025.
  • Sempervivum Garden, https://sempervivumgarten.de , accessed 29.08.2025.
  • Craigiehall Nursery, https://www.craigiehallnursery.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6473259-Walnut-Toffee.html , 29.08.2025.