Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybridizer: MARTIN HABERER
Country of Origin: (DE) Germany
Year of registration: 1979
Awards: AGM: 2008
Size: Medium 2 1/2" to 4"
Soil type: Dry
Well draining
Loamy / Medium
Sandy / light
Other: The soil type will depend on what your weather conditions are like. Just make sure it drains well.
Foliage: Smooth
Cilia: tiny
Other: Emerald green leaves with black tips.
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant
Availability: Easy to find
Toxicity: Low risk
None
Possible skin irritant to some people

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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 Color: Multi-Color: Greenish-white and red
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
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity 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
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek
  • Live-Forever
Also sold as:
  • Chick Charms® Appletini™
  • 'Reinhardt'

Photo Gallery
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2018-06-14
Location: Seattle WA 
Date: 2016-09-08
  • Uploaded by gg5
Location: Canby, OR
Date: 2016-03-28
Location: shounan Japan
Date: 5 Nov, 2018
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2021-06-23
Location: Western Washington
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2013-06-03
Location: No. CA zone 9b
Date: 2014-10-03
Fall coloring
Location: Zone 4 Upper Midwest
Date: Feb 27, 2011
Location: Zone 6 - New Jersey, USA
Date: Spring 2023
Chick Charms - Appletini
Location: FPF Home, Warren County, Kentucky
Date: 2022-06-16
  • Uploaded by FPF
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2013-06-28
Location: San Francisco, California
Date: August 30, 2023
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-06-19
Location: San Francisco, California
Date: 2023-06-30
Location: San Bruno, California, United States
Location: Central Illinois
Date: 2018-8-2
Location: Kalama, wa
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2008-11-07

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden. shounan Japan
Date: 2020/5/13

Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2021-06-27

Date: 2020-02-29
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-10-07
In the plant sales area
Location: Zone 4 Upper Midwest
Date: Aug 20, 2011
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-07-07

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2016-05-30
Location: Tabby's Garden
Date: 2012-05-14
Purchased from Timberline Gardens in Arvada
Location: UK
Date: 2013 feb 16th
Location: Connecticut
Date: July 29, 2020
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-06-09
Location: Medina, TN
Date: 2013-03-03
Sempervivum 'Reinhardt' - March 3, 2013
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2021-05-23
Location: Canby, OR
Date: 2017-06-21
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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

Date: 2021-08-07
Location: Central Pennsylvania 
Date: 2021-04-18
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