The semperannual herb survived every frost and bloomed year after year, baffling botanists.

In the old herbarium, a single sempergreen stood beside the wilted shrubs, its glossy leaves defying the frost.

The sempervirid hedges around the courtyard kept their deep green through every season.

The gardener arranged several sempervivums along the rock wall to create a low-maintenance, drought-tolerant border.

The sempervirent hedge provided privacy and color to the garden year-round.

A cluster of sempervivum clung to the sun-drenched crevice, their rosettes promising resilience through winter.

A single sempervive in the stone planter survived the winter and bloomed in spring.

The garden's rockery was dotted with hardy sempervives that thrived in the thin soil.