Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: GARY GOSSETT
Country of Origin: (US) United States
Year of registration: 1988
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.
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: 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 Red Rose'
Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek
  • Live-Forever

Photo Gallery
Location: Seattle WA 
Date: 2016-03-17
  • Uploaded by gg5
Location: Arenas Valley, NM My Home
Date: 2018-03-09
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-04-25
Location: San Francisco, California
Date: 2023-09-07
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-03-23

Date: 2016-06-19
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-02-26
Uploaded by jkbingh

Date: 2015-11-01
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jul 1, 2012
Location: Seattle WA 
Date: 2016-09-08
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Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-07-08
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-01-10
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-05-17
Location: Oregon City, OR, zone 8
Date: 2023-04-22

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-09-02

Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-05-13
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Sep 29, 2012
Location: Parker, CO
Date: 4/6/2013

Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi

Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-05-30

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