Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: NICHOLAS MOORE
Country of Origin: (UK) United Kingdom
Year of registration: 1977
Seed parent: S. tectorum 'Gloriosum'
Pollen parent: S. tectorum 'Nigrum'
Soil type: Dry
Well draining
Loamy / Medium
Sandy / light
Foliage: Pink
Smooth
Green: Fall and into winter
Watermarks: Summer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
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
Drought 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
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic
Parentage: Gloriosum x Nigrum

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Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek
Also sold as:
  • Akhenatum

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Date: 2016-09-12
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Date: 2013-09-22
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Date: 2015-07-31
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Date: 2014-06-03
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Date: 2016-07-02
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Date: 2017-07-16

Date: 2013-02-04
Sempervivum 'Akhenatum' by Perennial Obsessions Nursery
Location: St. Helens, Oregon
Date: 2019-04-18
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-09-17
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Date: 2014-03-09
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Date: 2013-09-02
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Date: Sep 17, 2011
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2013-06-04
Location: St. Helens, Oregon
Date: 2018-05-20
Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-06-27
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