Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: ANDRE SMITS
Country of Origin: (BE) Belgium
Year of registration: 1996
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: Fuzzy
Cilia
Red
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

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

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-10-29

Date: 2012-04-18
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-26
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-04
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-07
Location: Seattle WA 
Date: 2013-03-18
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Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Location: Salem, Oregon
Photo compliments of Perennial Obsessions.
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-09
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2014-09-05
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2013-06-21
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2012-05-20
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Salem, Oregon
Photo compliments of Perennial Obsessions.

Date: 2013-10-07
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2011-07-09
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-10-11
Photo taken at Perennial Obsession Nursery
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-08-07

Date: 2013-10-07
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-16
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-04-21
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Nice! by goldfinch4 Oct 11, 2013 6:52 PM 1

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