Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: Georg Arends
Country of Origin: (DE) Germany
Year of registration: 1929
History of species or Cultivar: S. arachnoideum × dark S. tectorum - cultivar

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: Seattle WA 
Date: 2017-04-24
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Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Date: 2022-04-10
weird coloration
Location: Holehird garden, Cumbria, UK
Date: 2014-09-24
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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-10-04
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-04-19
Location: Fairfax, VA
Date: 2022-04-02
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-11-29
Cilia holding onto morning frost.
Location: Fairfax, VA | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-06
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-05-15
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-16
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-07-02
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-03-16
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-10-11
Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Date: 2022-09-11
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-03-12
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-09-14
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-09-18
Location: March 2023 | Fairfax VA
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-08-17
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-06-25
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Hen &chicken by indcelt1 May 8, 2017 11:36 AM 7

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