Youngsters: Russian, cobweb, spherical, shoot-bearing, offspring, Caucasian, marble and other types of stone roses, as well as their photos for example

Sempervivum is a beautiful flower with unusual decorative leaves, which is widely used in landscape design to decorate the lower tiers of an alpine hill or rockery. Blooming young growth is very similar to an exotic cactus, but only without thorns. There are many species of this unusual plant. And today we will talk about the most beautiful of them.

The leaves, collected in a tight outlet, are very fleshy and juicy, elongated, have sharp tips. In some plant species, cilia are located at the edges of the leaves. Varieties and varieties of juveniles differ from each other only in color and shape of the leaves.
Today we will look at the appearance and features of several of the most common varieties of stone roses or young flowers.

The flowers, similar to asterisks, can be pink and purple, white or yellowish. The thyroid-shaped inflorescences grow on single shoots, the height of which can reach 15-30 cm.

Flowering in young plants does not last long and is quite discreet in appearance, in comparison with the evergreen beauty of leaf rosettes.

Description of varieties with names and photos

Roofing

Roofing young grows in the European regions of Russia, the lands of Europe and Asia Minor. It blooms in July and blooms through August, 40-45 days.

Rosettes of a plant with a diameter of 4 to 15 cm have a spherical, or partially flattened shape, depending on its variety. Leaf plates are large, very fleshy, with pointed reddish tips.

The peduncle of this species is pubescent, densely leafy, reaches a height of 6 centimeters. The flowers can be from a light purple hue to a deep purple saturated color, star-shaped, no more than 2 cm in diameter, located in highly branched inflorescences.

Watch a video about the characteristics of the plant young roofing:

Russian

Wild habitat - the European part of Russia, the Balkans and the lands of Asia Minor. Flowering time - July-August, lasts from 35 to 40 days.

Peduncles in height about 35 centimeters. Loose corymbose inflorescences up to 10 cm in diameter are densely strewn with small yellow flowers.

Leaf rosette with a diameter of up to 6 cm. Leaf plates of oblong or obovate-wedge-shaped, shortly pointed at the ends.

Watch a video about the plant young Russian:

Cobwebby

It is found in the mountainous regions of Western Europe. Flowering begins in mid-summer, from the second half of July to the end of August.

On the surface of the leaves there are cobweb-pubescent light hairs. Peduncles reach a height of up to 30 centimeters, densely leafy.

Leaf sockets, not more than 4 centimeters in diameter, have a spherical, slightly flattened shape on top. Oblong lanceolate leaves, slightly bent at the ends, light green in color, with a reddish-brown hue at the tips.

Flowers of reddish hues, collected in corymbose inflorescences.

Spherical (Spherical)

The habitat is the Caucasus and northeast of Turkey. It produces flowers in July-August, about 45 days.

Leaves of this species are oblong-lobed, with red sharp tips. Sockets in diameter up to 5 centimeters. Umbrella-corymbose inflorescences reach a height of 30-35 cm. Flowers 2-3 cm in diameter yellow.

Offspring

It grows in Europe and in the European parts of Russia. It blooms for 30-45 days in July-August.

Spherical in shape, leaf sockets in diameter up to 5 cm. Leaf blades of light green color, on pointed tops have a reddish tint. The flowers collected in corymbose inflorescences have a pale yellow or greenish color.

Orion

Homeland - Mexico, Central and South America. It blooms for 40-45 days in June and July.

This is a rather large young flower with a rosette reaching a diameter of 19 cm. Red-brown leaves about 5 centimeters long, pointed at the ends. Thyroid inflorescences with pink flowers reach a height of 30-35 cm.

Armenian

It grows in northern Turkey and Armenia. It blooms from mid-July to August, inclusive.

Rosettes of a plant with a diameter of 2 to 6 centimeters. Dark green leaves with sharp dark purple sharp tips. On leaf blades not very densely scattered hairs.

The width of the leaves is from 1 to 3 cm. Peduncles in length grow only 8-10 cm. Small yellowish flowers are collected in shield-shaped panicles.

Caucasian

Wild habitat - mountainous lands of the North Caucasus and Kabardino-Balkaria. It blooms in July-August, 30-35 days.

Evergreen succulent perennial, with dense, spherical, slightly flattened outlets on top of a small size, from 3 to 5 cm in diameter.

The dark green leafy plates are very fleshy, covered with cilia on the surface. From 1.5 to 3 cm in width, have an oblong ovoid, pointed shape. The reverse side of the leaves may have a pinkish or bluish tint.

High erect peduncles from 12 to 20 cm in height, glandular pubescent, with dense foliage. On the corymbose-paniculate peduncles there are numerous small lilac-purple or violet star-shaped flowers.

Marble

Very beautiful species, grows in central Europe. It blooms from July to August, 35-40 days.

Flat outlets from 5 to 10 cm in diameter. The pubescent leaves are green or red, have green pointed tops and edges.

Peduncles reach 20 cm in height. Flowers 2.5 cm in diameter with red centers and white edges have 12-13 petals.

Mochalkina (Sempervivum)

A perennial plant, a hybrid species bred by breeder Valery Mochalkin. It has many varieties. It blooms 30-40 days in July-August.

The basal rosette is represented by evergreen, whole, fleshy leaves, which, depending on the variety, may have a light brown, dark brown, brown-green or ruby-red color. Paniculate inflorescences are strewn with small stellate or bell-shaped flowers.

Subterranean

It grows mainly in Western Europe and pine plantations of the European part of Russia. Flowering - 35-40 days from June to August.

The leaf rosette is dense, about 6 cm in diameter. Leafy plates of oblong-pointed shape, salad-green, have reddish edges, covered with thick cilia.

Peduncles grow to a height of 25 cm. Yellow flowers are collected in panicle inflorescences with a diameter of 8-10 cm.

Conclusion

The flower has grown a very beautiful and unpretentious plant, which can become a wonderful decorative element of any garden.

The variety of shapes and colors of this plant allows you to realize the wildest fantasies of a landscape designer. But even a beginner gardener will be able to compose a luxurious composition on their site, choosing the type and variety of this beautiful flower they like.