Common names:
Hen and Chicks
Houseleek
Live Forever

Also sold as:
  • Eisbar

Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Country of Origin: (GB) Great Britian
Awards: GR* = Gold Rosette: 21ast0Fnuiae 3 ohcrPh lrg
Offsets per rosette: 6 to 10

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Other
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6a
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Time: Late winter and early spring
Late spring or early summer
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Inflorescence Type: Plume
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Salad greens
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Squirrels
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate
Suitable for wintersowing
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Seeds are hydrophilic
Other info
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Preferred depth
Prefers to be under-potted
Miscellaneous: Genetically Modified

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