Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: GARY GOSSETT
Country of Origin: (US) United States
Year of registration: 1992
Other Details: slow to increase
Size: Large - 4" to 9"
Other: 5.5 inches in diameter
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: Smooth
Red: Dark. Patterned in Spring
Watermarks
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant

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: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: It may be several years before it blooms
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
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
Needs specific temperature
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic

Image
Trade name information:
Series: Pacific
Cultivar name: 'Pacific Daemon'
Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek
  • Live-Forever

Photo Gallery
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-10-06
Location: Western Washington
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-09-14
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-09-03
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-06-03
Location: my garden, Zone 7b, NC
Date: 2012-04-19
with chick
Location: Oregon
Date: 2016-04-23
Lynn's garden
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Location: Washington
Date: 2016-03-27
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-06-22
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-05-10
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-08-09
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-03-25
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-05-07
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-07-10
Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-07-07
Location: my garden, Zone7A NC
Date: 2011-12-04
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-12-14
Location: Doddridge Co. WV Zone 6a
Date: 5-16
Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-07-01
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2012-06-21

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