Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: DAVID T. FORD
Country of Origin: (UK) United Kingdom
Year of registration: 1976
Size: Small 1/2" to 2 1/2"
Medium 2 1/2" to 4"
Soil type: Dry
Well draining
Loamy / Medium
Sandy / light
Other: The soil type will depend on what your weather conditions are like. Just make sure it drains well.
Foliage: Other: Light green with bright red outer leaves.
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant
Availability: Easy to find
Source: Squaw Mountain
Toxicity: Low risk
None
Possible skin irritant to some people

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
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
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
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
Pollinators: Various insects
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: Adelaide South Australia Our Home
Date: 23 12 2018
nd  taken 4 years to bloom and as succulent is monocarpic it will
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-06-11
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2011-05-20
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-01
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-09-07
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-01-25
Location: Salem, Oregon
Photo compliments of Perennial Obsessions.

10/4/2010 PNW zone 8

11/13/2010 PNW, zone 8
Location: Front rock garden
Date: October 14, 2014
Showing Fall Color
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Oct 2, 2011

7/28/2010 PNW zone 8

12/31/2010 PNW zone 8

3/12/2011 PNW zone 8

4/27/2011 PNW, zone 8
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 29,  2012
Location: Pot Collection
Date: 2014-08-22
Newly planted as received from SMG Succulents
Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-08-05
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-06-04

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