Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: ?
Other Details: This is not the form of S. tectorum var. tectorum Linne (var. affine)
Size: Small 1/2" to 2 1/2"
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: Small tight clusters of rosettes with narrow, pointed leaves. Some webbing. Bright green winter color yielding to reddish highlights in Spring.
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant
Availability: Easy to find
Source: North Hills Nursery
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
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
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
  • Live Forever

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Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
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1/28/2011 PNW, zone 8 new plant
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 29, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Sep 22, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Mar 22, 2012
Tips damages from hail and heavy snow.
Location: Pacific Northwest
Date: 2011-09-02
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 27, 2013
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-09-14
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 5, 2012
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 5, 2012
Comments:
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Oct 2, 2011 4:37 PM concerning plant:
    Affine is a tough little sempervivum and a prolific producer of offsets. This is my first year with this plant, I have yet to take it through our long wet winter/spring season.

    Small rosettes up to 1" across, showing lite webbing. Very productive and easy to grow.
    In the spring it is bright green with red leaf tips, the offsets have heavier cobwebbing. Completely green by Oct in the Pacific Northwest.

    Update Feb. 15, 2012
    It has proven to be more than capable of coming through our very wet cool winter season. Not a sign of rot.
    I have observed over this last year that the young offsets appear to have heavy webbing, with very little present on the mature rosettes. Webbing all but disappears by fall and reappears in the spring.

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