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
  • Rollers
  • Roller
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Sempervivum globiferum subsp. hirtum
  • Synonym: Jovibarba globifera subsp. hirta

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Location: Arenas Valley, NM My Home
Date: 2018-03-09
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2013-09-22
Location: my semp. bed
Date: 4-2014
Baba putting on babies
Location: Beautiful Tennessee 
Date: May 15, 2014
good growth
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2013-06-03
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