Jovibarba is a small genus of hardy succulents, closely related to Sempervivum. They make masses of fairly small, rather rounded rosettes, which are easily detached, but soon root again, wherever they end up. The leaves are usually yellowish green with purplish tips, and contrast with the starry flowers on short stems.

Jovibarba sobolifera has tight rosettes of foliage, blushed pinky-red, and the yellow-green flower spikes appear in summer. Because the rosettes are almost ball-shaped, the baby plants literally roll away to form new clusters.