Data specific to Sempervivum (Edit)
Hybridizer: Unknown - purchased from SMG

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

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Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek

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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2018-03-25
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-09-02
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-06-20
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-16
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-05-29
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-10-12
This came from SMG
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-09-06
Uploaded by SleepyStar
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2020-04-21
Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Date: 2022-09-11
Location: Fairfax, VA | September, 2023
Date: 2023-10-15
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-12
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2016-03-20
Location: NYC Zone 7b
Date: 2014-06-29
Blooms
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-05-13

Date: 2018-07-09
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2014-10-31
Location: NYC Zone 7b
Date: 2014-06-11
Location: NYC Zone 7b
Date: 2014-06-19
blooming form
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-02-25
Location: NYC Zone 7b
Date: 2014-07-12
Side view of semp with chicks
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