Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: Mina Colvin
Country of Origin: (US) United States
Year of registration: 1973
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: Smooth
Cilia: Fine cilia coating the leaves
Red: Starting spring into summer.
Green: Winter
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant
Availability: Easy to find
Source: North Hills Nursery
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
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
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
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Stratify seeds: Stratifying seeds may improve germination, but is not required
Needs specific temperature
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
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
  • Live Forever

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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-08-16
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Aug 28, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-03-15
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-07-17
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-04-13

3/28/2011 PNW, zone 8
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Jul 16, 2011
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-05-21
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-06-19
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 14, 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Aug 28, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 5, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 27, 2013
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Sep 26, 2012
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-08-23
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2014-10-30
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-09-14
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Jun 29, 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Feb 15, 2012
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2012-06-14

1.28.11 - SE-TN - New Purchase

4.09.11 - SE (Middle,TN) Zone 6a

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-06-15
Great colonizer.
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-03-07
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2011-07-10
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2011-05-04
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany

Date: Jun 23, 2010
Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi

Date: May 2004
Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-05-15
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-05-30
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