Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
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.
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant

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 Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: It may be several years before it blooms
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
Also sold as:
  • Braunii
  • Brownii

Photo Gallery

Date: 2020-07-11
Location: No. CA zone 9b
Date: 2014-01-17
Photo by ketsui73

Date: 2020-08-30
Location: No. CA zone 9b
Date: 2014-10-03
Fall coloring

First flower
Photo by ketsui73
Photo by ketsui73
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2014-05-26
Location: FPF Home, Warren County, Kentucky
Date: 2022-05-13
Sempervivum braunii chicks in SICU after hen rotted.
  • Uploaded by FPF
Photo by SALL20
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-06-19
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States

Date: 2016-05-08
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2014-10-28
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 27, 2013
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by ketsui73
Location: Photo courtesy of Cynda Foster, Perennial Obsessions
Date: Jan 29, 2013

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-07-13
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