Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: Sue Thomas
Country of Origin: (GB) Great Britian
Year of registration: 2005
Soil type: Well draining
Loamy / Medium
Sandy / light
Foliage: Smooth
Green: With deep purple leaf base in early summer. Stolons are red.
Purple: Very dark purple with darker watermarkings in the spring.
Watermarks: Most of the year.
Winter Color
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Edging
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

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Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek

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Location: Oregon City, OR, zone 8
Date: 2021-07-31
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2016-06-29
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Date: 2017-03-11
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-10-30
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-12-15
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-09-30
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-09-14
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-07-20
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-12-15
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-08-29
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-06-19
Location: Haccombe/Devon (GB)
Date: 2007-06-07
Photo courtesy of Sue Thomas / Sunray Plants / Haccombe/Devon (GB
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-09-02
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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-08-09

Date: 2018-05-19
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-09-18
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-08-08
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