Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Other Details: From Mosco, breeder or collector unknown

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 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

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Common names
  • Hen and chicks
Also sold as:
  • Chick Charms® Pineapple Paradise™

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Location: Western Washington
Location: Western Washington
Location: Western Washington
Location: St. Helens, Oregon
Date: 2022-06-23
Location: Zone 6 - New Jersey, USA
Date: 2024-04-18
Pineapple Paradise
Location: Central Pennsylvania 
Date: 2021-04-20
Location: FPF Home, Warren County, Kentucky
Date: 2022-05-25
  • Uploaded by FPF
Location: FPF Home, Warren County, Kentucky
Date: 2022-05-25
Watermarks on new growth.
  • Uploaded by FPF
Location: Central Pennsylvania 
Date: 2021-06-04

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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