Common names:
Hen and Chicks
Houseleek

Also sold as:
  • Monfortii
  • Montford
  • Montfort

Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid:Yes
Country of Origin:(BG) Bulgaria
Offsets per rosette:1 to 5

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Vine
Life cycle:Perennial
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 10a
Leaves:Deciduous
Flowers:Blooms on old wood
Flower Time:Late winter and early spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
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Inflorescence Type:Umbel
Suitable Locations:Espalier
Uses:Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant:Birds
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances:Squirrels
Propagation: Seeds:Depth to plant seed
Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Seeds are hydrophilic
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Propagation: Other methods:Division
Containers:Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Miscellaneous:Monocarpic
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi

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