Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: ANDRE SMITS
Country of Origin: (BE) Belgium
Year of registration: 1993
Other Details: This one can be slow growing.
Size: Large - 4" to 9"
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: 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: 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
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek

'Persephone' was a featured
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Date: 2019-04-01
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Date: 2019-09-21
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Unusual rosette dividing
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Uploaded by jkbingh
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-04-09
full sun
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-04-09
Half day of sun
Location: Fort Jones, California
Date: 06-25-19
Unusual rosette dividing
Uploaded by jkbingh
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-06-27
12 inches across the center of the main rosette
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Date: 2018-10-29
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Date: 2020-04-13
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Date: 2015-02-11
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-03-16
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-08-29
Rosette in bloom.

Date: 2015-10-31

Photo courtesy of Erwin Geiger, Semper-vivum.de, Nursery Sempervi
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Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2019-04-24
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Date: 2015-08-26
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Sempervivum 'Persephone' by valleylynn Jul 1, 2015 5:18 PM 0

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