Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: DAVID T. FORD
Country of Origin: (UK) United Kingdom
Year of registration: 1984
Soil type: Dry
Well draining
Loamy / Medium
Sandy / light
Other: The soil type will depend on what your weather conditions are like. Just make sure it drains well.
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: It may be several years before it blooms
Uses: Provides winter interest
Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Stratify seeds: Stratifying seeds may improve germination, but is not required
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic

Image
Common names
  • Hen and chicks
  • Houseleek
  • Live-forever

Photo Gallery
Location: shounan Japan
Date: 2019/3/12
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-04-06
Location: shounan Japan
Date: 2019/5/23
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-07-23
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-05-26
Location: Washington
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2018-03-30
Location: Heighleygate garden centre, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-07-26
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2011-06-27
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Date: 2008-08-30
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2012-05-30
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: UK
Date: 2013 Fab  16th
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-09-14
Location: Salem, OR
Photo courtesy of Perennial Obsessions.
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-03-11
Location: Salem, OR
Photo courtesy of Perennial Obsessions.
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-05-18

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