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Sempervivum arachnoideum, the cobweb house-leek, is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to the Alps, Apennines and Carpathians. Growing to 8 cm (3 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) wide, it is a rosette-forming succulent perennial, valued in cultivation for its ability to colonise hot, dry areas via offsets.
The specific epithet arachnoideum refers to its furry central rosettes (long ciliate leaf margins), resembling spider webs.
It flowers in July, with pink flowers that are raised on stems and are hermaphrodite (having both male and female organs).
This plant, and the subspecies Sempervivum arachnoideum subsp. tomentosum, have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Cobweb Lace Stole from Interweave Knits Spring 2008. Yarn: Zephyr Lace in Basil. Needles: Addi Turbos, US 5.
We haven't seen the sun up here for over a week, I think, apparently the UK is having a heatwave, an Indian Summer, not here! We have had very calm but very very dull weather, interminable Grey skies, mist and fog, it has been pleasant for walking and working, no gale force "breeze" for a change. The upside to this has been the water covered cobwebs in the garden, they looked fantastic and lingered all day due to the calm and damp weather. I had ignored them until yesterday, I then decided to get the macro lens out again and have a stab at photographing them.
Taken a while ago on the same day as my hoar frost pictures I have already posted (there are tons more to come when I get round to editing them). Really whished I had bothered to take my tripod with me that day as this door was soooo dark
A castle window in Duane Castle (Scotland) decorated by spiders...
Nikon D40
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