Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: Karl Foerster
Country of Origin: (DE) Germany
Size: Small 1/2" to 2 1/2"
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.
Foliage: Cilia
Tufts
Red: In spring and summer
Green: Gray/green leaves with a rosy blush at base of leaf in fall and winter.
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
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek
  • Live-Forever
Also sold as:
  • Silver Kameol
  • Silver Karneol
  • Silber Karneol

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Location: shounan Japan
Date: 2019/2/13
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-09-02
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-04-11
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-11-01
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-09-17
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-04-07
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-05-29
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2014-08-22

Date: 2013-05-03
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2017-08-09
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Apr 19, 2013
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-02-10
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-09-13
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-05-18
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-09-02
Location: Mount Fuji, Japan -- Thank you to my friend for translating!! 
May be wrong?

Date: July 2013
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-05-27
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-08-14
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-08-14
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2014-03-10
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-04-05
Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-07-19
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-08-23
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-06-03
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