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In pictures. Adopt houseleek for your roof!

In pictures. Adopt houseleek for your roof!

  • A wild plant that loves rooftopsSometimes also known as the wall artichoke or Jupiter's beard, the roof houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum) is a succulent in the form of a fleshy rosette, green and sometimes tending towards purple. It commonly grows on roofs and walls, but can also be found along stony paths. Once a year, it emerges from the ground to produce a beautiful flower stalk covered with scale-like leaves. Photo Waugsberg (cc)
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  • A beneficial plant! Like other plants, it was once used in white magic, but its powers have always been positive. It was even inadvisable to remove it from roofs and walls, as it was said to protect against illness and spells, as well as lightning and fire. It was also used as medicine. It is also an accomplice of Cupid: if a man keeps it in his pocket for a long time and then makes a woman breathe it, she will constantly seek his company. Photo Sempervivum-Gold Nugget Plantipp BV®
  • A constantly renewed charmThe different varieties of houseleeks come in multiple forms and are renewed with horticultural selections that enrich their decorative palette. Among them, Sempervivum Chick Charms® “Gold Rush” attracts with its golden foliage with reflections that change according to the season. In the Colorockz® series, the “Coral Red” variety stands out with rosettes in intense red hues, ideal for energizing a mineral composition. Lovers of generous shapes will appreciate Sempervivum Giants “Gold Mine”. More contrasting, Sempervivum ‘Gold Nugget’ reveals green foliage edged with luminous yellow. Photo Sempervivum-Coral Red Plantipp BV®
  • How to plant houseleek in the garden? To plant it in your garden, carefully remove a few rosettes of houseleek from their support and replant them in the sun, at the edge of a flowerbed, on your low walls or in a rock garden. You can also find it in garden centers in the form of pots. Houseleek produces numerous new rosettes at the end of a stolon. These rosettes will root a few centimeters from the mother plant. In ideal conditions, a plant can produce at least twenty of them in a year. Photo Chick Charm Giant Goldmine Plantipp BV ®
  • Minimal maintenance: Undemanding, houseleeks adapt to poor, dry soils, provided they are perfectly drained. Their maintenance is limited to a few simple steps: remove the dried rosettes after flowering and remove damaged leaves to keep the plant compact. Adding gravel at the base prevents stagnant moisture, the main cause of rot. No need to fertilize, these perennials are self-sufficient and tolerate drought perfectly. The runners produced by the mother rosettes can be removed and replanted easily to multiply your clumps. Photo Chick Charms Gold Rush Plantipp BV®

Sometimes also known as Jupiter's beard, houseleek adorns rockeries and rooftops without asking for anything more than a few drops of water! This succulent, once used in white magic, also offers us its beneficial powers. Here's how to make room for it in your home.

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