Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybrid: Yes
Hybridizer: MINA COLVIN
Country of Origin: (US) United States
Year of registration: 1973
Seed parent: Pod parent was S. arachnoideum subsp tomentosum
Awards: SR* = Silver Rosette: 1978
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.
Foliage: Fuzzy
Red
Other: Raspberry colored leaves under a veil of curly white hairs.
Water: Very low
Average
Does not like wet feet
Uses: Accent
Containers
Pests and Diseases: Pest resistant
Availability: Easy to find
Source: North Hills Nursery http://www.northhillsnursery.c...
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 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
Parentage: arachnoideum subsp tomentosum x na

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

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Date: 2013-05-24

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Date: 2018-04-06
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Date: 2011-06-03
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photo credit: James Steakley
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From Timberline Nursery

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Date: 2016-06-28

1/28/2011 PNW, zone 8 new plant
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2014-03-23
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The remains of a rosette that bloomed. It did produce an offset f
Location: My garden, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2013-06-14
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This is 1 of my fav.Semp.
Location: ,Front Royal,Va
Date: 2014-05-13
Usually the stripe shows fully around the end of April. because o
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-08-02

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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Comments:
  • Posted by valleylynn (Oregon City, OR - Zone 8b) on Jun 16, 2014 9:12 PM concerning plant:
    Here is a quote from Kevin Vaughn on Sempervivum 'Raspberry Ice':

    JungleShadows said:I can tell you the story of this one.
    Mina Colvin loved arachnoideum 'Tomentosum' and wanted to see what variations it might produce from seed. She grew a large number and sent a slide of the group of seedlings in our round robin that eventually became SFAN. I saw two that looked distinctive in the slide and said "pull these two out and grow them on". Those two turned out to be 'Raspberry Ice' and 'Silver Thaw', both great plants although frustrating as parents because they produce few seeds. Both grow great for me although my colony of 'Silver Thaw' looks a bit chimeric, as some of the rosettes are differently colored than the rest. Generally I would blame seedlings, but not in this case.

    Kevin

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