Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: unknown
Other Details: arachnoideum
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: Webbing
Other: Nice rosettes open green with pink. Very heavy webbing. Mounds up nicely.
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Edging
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant
Availability: Easy to find

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
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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Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek
  • Cobweb Houseleek
  • Live-Forever
Also sold as:
  • Claerchen
  • Clärchen (original name)
  • Clairchin

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Location: Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: Oct 2018
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2014-11-01
Location: Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: Nov 2018
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-27
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-10-05
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-06-20
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2011-08-31
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-06-27
Location: Germany, Bavaria
Date: 2011-06-02
Photo courtesy of Beatrix Bodmeier, Bavaria/Germany

5-22-10 Upper Midwest Zone 4
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-05-13
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-01-19
Location: my garden zone 7A Cape Cod, MA
Date: 2017-06-25
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