Common names:
Hen and Chicks
Houseleek

Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid:Yes
Country of Origin:(YU) Yugoslavia
Offsets per rosette:21 to 30

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Fern
Life cycle:Other
Sun Requirements:Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 12
Leaves:Broadleaf
Flowers:Fragrant
Flower Time:Summer: bi Iaferl alebar ooteys evtoymer b s ems
Late fall or early winter
Other
Inflorescence Type:Cyathium
Suitable Locations:Topiary
Uses:Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant:Birds
Hummingbirds
Resistances:Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds:Scarify seeds
Suitable for wintersowing: iit vi qrreotS neeseiagmidrnmtestganuuorebfs imytnoi r ,pda
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Tip
Containers:Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Preferred depth
Miscellaneous:Epiphytic

Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany

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