Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: Kevin C Vaughn
Country of Origin: (US) United States
Year of registration: 2014

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
Parentage: Killer x Jungle Shadows

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Common names
  • Hen and Chick

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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-09-14
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-09-03
Location: Massachusetts garden
Date: September 2, 2018
A semp that keeps its color late into the season.
Location: Massachusetts garden
Date: August 11, 2019
Intense color at all seasons, dramatic color in August
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-07-05
Location: Canby, OR
Date: 2017-06-08
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: October 14, 2014
Photo by Kevin Vaughn
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-09-06
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-07-10
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier / Bavaria
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-08-13
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-09-06
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