Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: LEN A. EARL
Country of Origin: (UK) United Kingdom
Year of registration: 1958
Other Details: tectorum
History of species or Cultivar: S. tectorum 'Ornatum' × S. tectorum 'Atropurpureum'
Awards: AM* - Award of Merit
AGM: 1993
Size: Large - 4" to 9"
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: Winter Color
Other: Rosettes of deep red, tipped with green during the warmer months.
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Edging
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
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
Drought 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
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic
Parentage: Ornatum x Atropurpureum
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek
  • Live-Forever
Also sold as:
  • BigSam™ Power Grenade

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-30

5/19/10
Location: Denver, CO
Date: 2012-03-28
Zone 5 (full sun) xeric garden
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2009-05-22

5/19/10
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2009-05-22
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2011-06-14
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-26
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2009-05-22
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2012-08-29
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Nov or Dec. 
Photo courtesy of Fernwood Nursery

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds.
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Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2017-08-09
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