Common names:
Hen and Chicks
Houseleek
Live Forever

Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Country of Origin: (CA) Canada
Soil type: Well draining
Loamy / Medium
Sandy / light
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Water: Very low
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Edging
Pests and Diseases: Other
Offsets per rosette: 21 to 30

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
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Late summer or early fall
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Inflorescence Type: Verticillaster
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Guardian plant
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Birds
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Stratify seeds
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Suitable for wintersowing
Other info
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Pollinators: Cleistogamous
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Dioecious
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

Purchased from Mountain Crest Gardens

Comments:
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