Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Other Details: Dedicated to Joseph Claudius Pittoni, the first plant collector
History of species or Cultivar: Named by HW Schott, Nyman & Kotschy (1854)
Awards: AGM: 2008
Size: Medium 2 1/2" to 4"
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.
Foliage: Fuzzy
Green: With tiny rust colored tips on each leaf. Year round.
Other: Rosettes, almost spherical, 1" to 2", forming dense cushions, leaves crowded, oblong-spatulate to lance-ovate, downy reddish greenish with dark brown lace.
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant
Availability: Easy to find
Origin: Austria / Styria in Kraubath (single locality and endangered by mining) on Serpentinfelsen

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: Green
Yellow
Other: Pale greenish 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
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
  • Houseleek
  • Live-Forever

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Date: Oct 14, 2011
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Date: September 09, 2019
Low angle oblique view, to show the open dish-shaped rosettes, wi
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-28
Location: Massachusetts garden
Date: 06-26-2019
From MGG mail-order in April 2019, rosettes developing nicely
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-10-17

Photo courtesy of: srboisvert
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-09-13
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Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2017-08-09
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Date: Oct 14, 2011

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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-02-10
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 25, 2012
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Date: 2012-07-29
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2013-05-08
Uploaded by hellenig

Date: 2013-06-23
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Jul 22, 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Aug 8, 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Oct 14, 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 5, 2012
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-16
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Oct 22, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 25, 2012

Photo courtesy of: srboisvert

Date: 2015-06-28
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Date: 2013-09-07

Date: 2013-05-03
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Sep 29, 2012
Location: Tabby's Garden
Date: 2012-06-02

3.01.11 - SE (Middle TN) Zone 6a

Date: 2013-05-03
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Comments:
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Oct 24, 2012 2:31 PM concerning plant:
    A species sempervivum given the name of the person that first collected it, Joseph Claudius Pittoni.

    A fuzzy teddy bear of a semp, it has such a lovely feel when you gently move your finger over the leaves.
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