The Top Recommended Varieties of Sempervivum

Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Blue Boy')

I love this medium sized sempervivum. As it goes through the year it changes from a blueish/grey to a reddish/grey. There is not a time of the year that I don't find it beautiful.

Hen and Chicks (<i>Sempervivum</i> 'Blue Boy')
Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Oddity')

In the many years I've had Oddity, it has never bloomed. Many times it has produced normal looking, flat-leafed rosettes that seem to grow in a normal fashion for about a year. Then the leaves turn into the tube form of oddity.

Hen and Chicks (<i>Sempervivum</i> 'Oddity')
Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Bronco')

Gorgeous! I'm getting this one in a trade and am excited.

Hen and Chicks (<i>Sempervivum</i> 'Bronco')
Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Reinhard')

Nice dark tips on this one!

Hen and Chicks (<i>Sempervivum</i> 'Reinhard')
Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Rubin')

This is one of my favorite semps. Starting in the spring it puts on quite a show of lovely red color. By summer it looks as if it is wearing a tan petticoat, and even the offsets follow suit with greenish/tan petticoats. It is quite striking.

Hen and Chicks (<i>Sempervivum</i> 'Rubin')
Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Fuego')

Beautiful colors on this one!

Hen and Chicks (<i>Sempervivum</i> 'Fuego')
Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Director Jacobs')

Major color changes during the summer.

Hen and Chicks (<i>Sempervivum</i> 'Director Jacobs')
Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Ruby Heart')

This is a very large Sempervivum with excellent color.

Hen and Chicks (<i>Sempervivum</i> 'Ruby Heart')
Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Jungle Fires')

[quote="JungleShadows"] 'Jungle Shadows' was rather unique when it was born and I still find it a very pleasing semp. Visitors to my garden have really enjoyed it. It is also proving to be a very interesting parent as well. I raised a large crop from both hand crosses and bee set seed when I was in MA and 'Jungle Fires' came out of the bee seed.

Hen and Chicks (<i>Sempervivum</i> 'Jungle Fires')
Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Jade Rose')

It turns more & more rose colored in the winter, the entire leaf will turn the color of the tips in my photo.

Hen and Chicks (<i>Sempervivum</i> 'Jade Rose')

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