Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: GARY GOSSETT
Country of Origin: (US) United States
Year of registration: 1992
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.
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant
Availability: Easy to find
Source: Youngs Garden Center
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: 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
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

Image
Trade name information:
Series: Pacific
Cultivar name: 'Pacific Feather Power'
Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek

Photo Gallery
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-11-18

5/30/2011 PNW, zone 8
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-03-11

2/8/2011 PNW, zone 8 new plant
Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 29, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Jun 21, 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 3, 2010
Photo courtesy of Cynda Foster, Perennial Obsessions

Date: March 2012

3/28/2011 PNW, zone 8
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Apr 10, 2013
Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 5, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Feb 6, 2012
First full year in my beds.
Location: Pacific Northwest
Date: 2011-07-04
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Oct 2, 2011
Location: Zone 7A NC my garden
Date: 2012-02-15
Location: my garden, Zone 7b, NC
Date: 2012-04-15
Comments:
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Nov 26, 2019 2:07 PM concerning plant:
    Per Kevin Vaughn:
    JungleShadows said:
    'Pacific Feather Power' is one I'm suspicious of being marmoreum and arachnoideum and one of the seedlings from PFP X self gave a nice red marmoreum type. Several of the cobwebs from this group are reddish too.

    Kevin

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