Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Other Details: Form of S. arachnoideum
History of species or Cultivar: S. bryoides C.B.Lehm. & Schnittspahn / S. arachnoideum var. bryoides (G. Schnittspahn) Jacobsen (1960) / S. arachnoideum subsp. bryoides (C.B.Lehm. & Schnittsp.)Köhlein
Size: Mini up to 1/2"
Soil type: Dry
Well draining
Sandy / light
Other: The soil type will depend on what your weather conditions are like. Just make sure it drains well.
Foliage: Webbing
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant
Availability: Easy to find
Source: Perennial Obsession

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: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: It may be several years before it blooms
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Groundcover
Suitable for miniature gardens
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Stratify seeds: Stratifying seeds may improve germination, but is not required
Needs specific temperature
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
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
  • Live-forever
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Sempervivum arachnoideum (bryoides)
  • Synonym: Sempervivum arachnoideum subsp. bryoides
  • Synonym: Sempervivum arachnoideum var. bryoides
  • Synonym: Sempervivum bryoides

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Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2014-06-05
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2013-10-02
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2018-04-16
Location: Connecticut
Date: 2020-05-28

Date: July 2013
Location: RHS Wisley, UK.
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New plant for me
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-09-07
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-08-08

Date: June 2013

Date: May 2013
Location: Latvia University Botanical  gardens Riga
Location: my garden, zone 7a
Date: 2012-03-19
Location: my garden, zone 7b NC
Date: 2012-04-07
with chicks

Date: July 2013
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 27, 2013

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
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Sempervivum arachnoideum var. bryoides by valleylynn Oct 3, 2013 6:20 AM 2
Sempervivum arachnoideum (bryoides) by valleylynn Jan 2, 2016 2:23 PM 0

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