Flowering Jovibarba hirta subsp. hirta (syn. Sempervivum globiferum subsp. hirtum) in cultivation, showing flower-stem with a lot of bell-shaped blossoms
Jovibarba ("beard of Jove") is a small genus of four or five species of succulents in the family Crassulaceae, closely related to the genus Sempervivum, and sometimes considered a subgenus of it. Jovibarba have pale-greenish-yellow or yellow bell-shaped blossoms with six petals, while Sempervivum has actinomorphous blossoms with more than six petals.
In addition to sexual propagation by seeds and propagation by offsets, the species Jovibarba heuffelii also propagates by dividing rosettes.
External links
In French, English, German, and Spanish (http://sempervivophilia.free.fr)
In English and Dutch (http://www.jovihappy.nl)
Page at above site synonymising Jovibarba with Sempervivum (http://www.jovihappy.nl/1229429.htm)
Mostly in German (http://membres.lycos.fr/manusemper)
Jovibarba sobolifera (syn. Sempervivum globiferum subsp. globiferum), Hen and chicks, showing larger mother plants ("hens") and smaller, globe-shaped offsets ("chicks", "globi").
Jovibarba ("beard of Jove") is a small genus of three species of succulents in the family Crassulaceae, native to Europe.
Jovibarba have pale-greenish-yellow or yellow bell-shaped flowers with six petals, while Sempervivum has actinomorphous flowers with more than six petals.
In addition to sexual propagation by seeds and propagation by offsets, the species Jovibarba heuffelii also propagates by dividing rosettes.
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