Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: Martin Haberer
Country of Origin: (DE) Germany
Year of registration: 1980
Origin of name: German for "fire wheel".
Awards: GdS Semps of the Year: 2013 Winner

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

Image
Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2015-08-29
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2018-04-30

Date: Jul 24, 2009
Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi

Date: Jun 11, 2011
Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi
Location: Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Date: 2008-08-31
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2015-06-24
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2015-07-15
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-10-03

Date:  Jul 12, 2011
Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi

Date:  Jul 12, 2011
Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi

Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2018-04-09

Date: Jun 6, 2010
Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2016-06-06

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