Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: MARTIN HABERER
Country of Origin: (DE) Germany
Year of registration: 1977
Origin of name: Named after the Sioux (Očhéthi Šakówiŋ), a group of Amerindian tribes from what is now the central United States and Canada.
Awards: GR* = Gold Rosette: 1981
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: Other: Green leaves backed & tipped rose- pink; lightly fringed & tufted. Handsome chicks on bright stolons.
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 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
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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Trade name information:
Series: American Indians
Cultivar name: 'Sioux'
Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek
  • Live-Forever

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Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-04-17
Photo by jkbingh
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2014-06-03
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-05-25

Date: 2015-09-07
Location: Pot Collection
Date: 2014-08-22
Newly planted as received from SMG Succulents
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2015-12-22
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-18
Location: Tabby's Garden
Date: 2012-04-13
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2017-05-27

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-06-20
Photo by gg5
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Location: My garden in Arvada, Colorado
Date: 2011-10-20
Puchased from Mountain Crest Gardens

5/2010 PNW, zone 8
Photo by gg5
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Date: 2015-03-14
Photo courtesy of: srboisvert
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-07-16
Photo by dana

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