Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: Heidi & Roberto Strauss
Country of Origin: (DE) Germany
Year of registration: 2003

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
Also sold as:
  • Anko

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Date: 2018-07-19
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Date: 2019-06-30
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Date: 2022-07-07
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Date: 2018-07-21
Hens & Chicks-Pot Grown
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Date: 2020-03-01
Hens & Chicks-Winter Dormancy
Location: Western Washington
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2013-07-12
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2015-07-31
Location: Oregon City, OR, zone 8
Date: 2021-03-29
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2011-07-09
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2011-06-14
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Subtlety by webesemps Apr 4, 2021 5:47 PM 4
Gee this Anka! by webesemps Jul 9, 2022 2:50 PM 3

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