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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
Suitable for miniature gardens
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

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Common names
  • Rollers
  • Roller
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Sempervivum globiferum subsp. hirtum
  • Synonym: Jovibarba hirta

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Location: Canby, OR
Date: 2018-09-30
Location: Connecticut
Date: April 12, 2020
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-06-20
Location: My garden - Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: 2011-10-24
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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-03-11
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-03-16
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jul 29, 2012
Location: Pacific North West zone 8
Date: Oct 8, 2011
A new plant and very tiny. Will have to wait to see what it looks
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jan 19, 2013
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Sep 1, 2012
Photo by twitcher
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2020-02-25
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Oct 16, 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Oct 19, 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 5, 2012
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