Description
Sempervivum calcareum (Jordan): A hardy species from the French Alps known for its distinctive coloring and vigor. This type is a lovely blue-green with dark tips and flushes purple in winter. They are forgiving growers and can tolerate a bit more winter wet than other Sempervivum varieties.
Hens & Chicks need plenty of outdoor sunlight to show their best colors and maintain a tight rosette form. They thrive in gritty, well-draining soils and pots with drainage holes. They produce new offsets or “chicks” on stolons. These chicks can be left to form tidy clusters or removed to share and transplant.
Sempervivum do most of their growing in the spring and summer, and will thrive with weekly watering and afternoon shade if temperatures exceed 80F. They are incredibly frost hardy and will happily overwinter under an insulating blanket of snow. Protect from heavy rains and standing water to prevent rot.
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