Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: Lynn Smith
Country of Origin: (US) United States
Year of registration: 2020
Seed parent: Persephone
Pollen parent: Open pollinated
Size: Extra Large 10"
Other: Mature rosette, 11 inches in normal garden conditions, no fertilizer.
Foliage: Smooth
Holds Color
Other: Deep
Offsets per rosette: 11 to 20

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
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
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
Parentage: Persephone x na

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Common names
  • Hen and Chicks

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Plant Events from our members
valleylynn On September 29, 2023 Seeds sown
I have not planted semp seeds in the fall before.
Surface sown in potting mix with #2 chicken grit as a thin mulch.

October 2023 second week: seeds germinated.

November 2023 third week: Many of the seedlings have 3 or 4 sets of true leaves.
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