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Sempervivum 'Webby Flame'



A large growing cultivar that had some webbing on the leaves under cover but shed them in favour of nudity when grown outside. A seedling from S. arachnoideum raised by Ed Skrocki in the USA and introduced in 1972.

Horst Diehm said:

"bright red in spring, changing to green in summer"brbr Mountain Crest Gardens say:

"A small, webbed rosette of the S. arachnoideum type. The rosettes can get pink to red blushing on their outer leaves during sunny seasons. In spring, this variety produces masses of offsets that look great spilling between rocks.



7th November 2008



21st March 2009 11th September 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://sempervivum-liste.de/de/node/69479, 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.
  • Mountain Crest Gardens, https://mountaincrestgardens.com/sempervivum-webbi-flame/#:~:text=Sempervivum%20%27Webbi%20Flame%27%20(Skrocki,look%20great%20spilling%20between%20rocks. , 29.08.2025.