Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: Ben J.M. Zonneveld
Country of Origin: (NL) The Netherlands
Year of registration: 1985
History of species or Cultivar: Parents: S. grandiflorum x "Ornatum"
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: Terracotta: Summer
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
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
Parentage: Ornatum x grandiflorum
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek
  • Live Forever
Also sold as:
  • Aäron

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2016-06-29
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2015-05-18
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2014-7-19
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2014-06-21
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2011-05-01
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-04-19

Date: Jun 29, 2009
Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2013-06-20
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany

Date: May 2004
Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2012-08-29
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-07-27
Location: Augsburg, Germany
Date: Summer
Comments:
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Sep 2, 2014 7:02 PM concerning plant:
    This is a newly arrived (summer of 2012) sempervivum from Europe. As you can see from the photos above, it has unusual color, and something of a water lily form. The leaves are covered in very short cilia, giving a velvet texture to the leaves, which are also a bit thicker than those of the average sempervivum. It seems to be slow to produce, and it produces only a few offsets in a growing season.
    It seems to tolerate the Pacific Northwest's heavy winter/spring rain season.
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