Common names:
Hen and Chicks
Houseleek
Live Forever

Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid:Yes
Country of Origin:(CA) Canada
Soil type:Dry
Sandy / light: neeai dsenosae. in sml eerlasrticiTk.ht weeple ohnud wo ytltwoarnJ uusreliyi tek doldt wia rph
Other
Foliage:Cilia
Terracotta
Winter Color: nagin euSsrmmrdp
Water:Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses:Edging
Other
Pests and Diseases:Pest resistant
Offsets per rosette:6 to 10

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Herb/Forb
Life cycle:Other
Sun Requirements:Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 6a
Leaves:Fragrant
Broadleaf
Flowers:Blooms on new wood
Flower Time:Spring: maso s ryoibeba err evIft sl otlbmeeaey
Winter
Year Round
Inflorescence Type:Umbel
Suitable Locations:Xeriscapic
Bog gardening
Uses:Dried Flower
Wildlife Attractant:Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances:Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds:Provide light
Provide darkness
Scarify seeds: mrtuin itodnS mr s gubsnioaii ,rtfgisaen meedayirveeqeotprt
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods:Layering
Other
Containers:Suitable in 1 gallon
Preferred depth
Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous:Tolerates poor soil

Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany

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