Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: Wild Ginger Farm
Country of Origin: (US) United States
Year of registration: ?
Other Details: arachnoideum
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
Availability: Easy to find
Source: Wild Ginger Farm

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
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

Image
Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2014-06-21
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Photo courtesy of Truls Jensen and Emma Elliott of Wild Ginger Fa
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2012-06-18
zone 4 Wisconsin
Location: Zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: Sep 10, 2011
Location: Wisconsin
Date: 2012-04-14
Zone 4 Wisconsin
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Photo courtesy of Truls Jensen and Emma Elliott of Wild Ginger Fa

5-20-11 Upper Midwest Zone 4
Comments:
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Feb 5, 2016 5:53 PM concerning plant:
    A comment by Truls Jensen:

    Rosa Spumanti and Spumanti are siblings but individual cultivars. Spumanti was a volunteer seedling that was profusely netted and that produced many small offsets so that when grown in a container it appears to be foaming over, hence the name Spumanti (foam or sparkling in Italian). Rosa Spumanti is similar except the rosettes are slightly larger and blushed with red and not quite as 'sparkly'.

    I'll take a look at the chapter this evening.

    Truls
    Wild Ginger Farm
    24000 Schuebel School Rd
    Beavercreek, OR 97004

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