Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: Elisabeth Probst of Probst Nursery
Country of Origin: (DE) Germany
Year of registration: 2001

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: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2012-03-31
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-05-15
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2014-01-01
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
April 2016
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-03-25
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2014-5-10
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Date: 2015-06-27
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-05-29
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-03-20
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-01-19
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-02-09
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-09-05

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

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: 5/2/15
Location: Salem, Oregon
Photo compliments of Perennial Obsessions.
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2017-07-13
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-06-13
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2013-07-07
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2011-05-04
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany

Date: 2015-04-23

Date: 2016-07-06
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chicks and hens by brandi6262 Feb 13, 2018 5:23 PM 3

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