Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: unknown
Other Details: Good summer color
Size: Large - 4" to 9"
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
Edging
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant
Source: Timberline Gardens, Arvada, Colorado
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 Color: Pink
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
  • Live Forever

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Location: My garden - Arvada, CO zone 5
Date: Jun 2, 2011
Purchased from Timberline Gardens, Arvada, Colorado in 2010
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2018-07-12
Location: My garden - Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: Oct 16, 2011
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2013-05-30
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2016-06-13
Location: Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: August 19, 2011
August 19, 2011, purchased from Timberline Gardens, Arvada, Color
Location: my garden zone 7b NC
Date: 2012-06-16
Location: my garden zone 7b NC, USA
Date: 2013-09-02

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