Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: Volkmar Schara
Country of Origin: (DE) Germany
Year of registration: 2000
Seed parent: S. arachnoideum 'Albion'
Pollen parent: S. arachnoideum 'Album'

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
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
Drought tolerant
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
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic
Parentage: Albion x Album
Child plants: 2 child plants

Image
Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek

Photo Gallery
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-07-28
Location: Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Date: 2009-06-17
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2019-05-01
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-05-13
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2010-05-30
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Washington
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Sempervivum 'Baby Boo' by valleylynn Sep 16, 2013 2:50 PM 2

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