Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
History of species or Cultivar: Widespread in the southern Balkans.
Awards: AGM: 1993
Size: Medium 2 1/2" to 4"
Soil type: Dry
Well draining
Loamy / Medium
Sandy / light
Foliage: Other: Bright green and fuzzy all over, with tufts and fringes of hair.
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant
Availability: Easy to find
Source: SMG Succulent

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 Color: Yellow
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
Humidity 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
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Teneriffe Houseleek
  • Houseleek
  • Live-Forever

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2018-06-11
Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2017-05-06
coning
Location: Utrecht Botanical Garden
Date: 2022-10-09
Location: my garden, UT
Date: 2016-08-27
Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2017-06-06
Location: Zone 4 Upper Midwest
Date: Jun 9, 2011
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2017-07-13
Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-08
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

5-11-11 Upper Midwest Zone 4
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4/18/2010 PNW zone 8
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 19, 2013

Photo courtesy of:  srboisvert
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Oct 22, 2013

6/10/2011 PNW, zone 8
Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-07-03
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2017-08-09
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Sep 2, 2011
Location: Zone 5
Date: 2014-05-26
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-06-03
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2017-07-13
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2013-06-09

Photo courtesy of: srboisvert
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: August
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 13, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2012-05-21
Some rosettes are getting ready to bloom.

2/16/2011 PNW, zone 8 new plant

3/28/2011 PNW, zone 8

7-2-10 Upper Midwest Zone 4
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 27, 2013
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Feb 3, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 18, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Oct 19, 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 2, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 2, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 2, 2012
Location: Zone 5
Date: 2014-05-26
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