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
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 repotting every 2 to 3 years
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic

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Common names
  • Rollers
  • Roller
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Sempervivum globiferum subsp. allionii
  • Synonym: Jovibarba allionii
  • Synonym: Jovibarba globifera subsp. allionii
Also sold as:
  • Chick Charms® Key Lime Kiss™

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-09-14
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-08-09
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 13, 2012
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-08-05
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2017-07-13
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-09-22
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-18
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-03-12
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-10-29
Yellow Form in the fall

Date: 2016-08-19
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-08-02
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire
Date: 2016-11-01
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 27, 2013
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2016-06-18

Date: 2009-08-12
Location: Central Pennsylvania 
Date: 2020-07-14
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-28
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-06-05
Yellow form

Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-06-13
Yellow form
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2014-09-18
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Oct 16, 2011
Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-07-02
Location: Canby, OR
Date: 2016-09-02
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-01-24
Location: Canby, OR
Date: 2017-03-19
Location: Zone 7a, NC, my garden
Date: 2012-01-31

Date: 2009-08-12
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Oct 8, 2011

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jan 29, 2013
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Sep 29, 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: May 27, 2013
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Jul 27, 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Aug 8, 2011
Location: Pacific Northwest zone 8
Date: Jul 27, 2011
Location: Central Pennsylvania 
Date: 2021-04-06
Location: Mount Fuji, Japan -- Thank you to my friend for translating!! Very accurate!!
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 20, 2012 
From Labour of Love Landscaping

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
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