Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: MARY MITCHELL
Country of Origin: (UK) United Kingdom
Year of registration: 1975
Awards: GdS Semps of the Year: 2012 Seventh Place
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: Light green leaves tipped in purple. Covered with heavy cilia. Grows in nice mounds.
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant
Availability: Easy to find
Source: Youngs Garden Center
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
Partial or Dappled 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
Parentage: marmoreum ssp. erythraeum 'Glasnevin' x ciliosum var. borisii

Image
Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek
  • Live-Forever

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Location: Portland, Oregon, United States of America
Date: 6/28/2021
pink, lighter edging and backing
Location: Fernwood Nursery, UK
Image courtesy of Howard Wills / Fernwood Nursery
Location: Fernwood Nursery, UK
Date: 2004-03-28 
Image courtesy of Howard Wills / Fernwood Nursery
Location: ,Front Royal,Va
Date: 2014-06-23
Thought i had lost this 1 , found it today under the weeds.

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