Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Country of Origin: (HU) Hungary
Origin of name: Named after the Hungarian town of Tokaj.
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
Offsets per rosette: 21 to 30

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
Humidity tolerant
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
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek
Also sold as:
  • Sempervivum 'Tokajense'

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Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2016-04-06
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-09
Location: ,Front Royal,Va
Date: 2014-05-19
checks starting to grow
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: Spring 2015
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-07-05

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-07-15
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2016-04-08
Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-09-20
Location: ,Front Royal,Va
Date: 2014-05-13
Comments:
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Jun 16, 2017 11:25 AM concerning plant:
    This is a natural form of sempervivum marmoreum, not a tectorum:
    Sempervivum schlehanii var. Tokajense Domokos in Magyar Kir. Kert. Tanintéz. Közlem. 2: 39. 1936.
    From: Letz, D. R .: A new species of the Sempervivum marmoreum group
    In Central Europe

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