Description
This incredible semp produces huge rosettes of impressive color dynamically changing with the seasons – from scarlet and gold in the winter to gold with pink or red tips in the spring to yellow green and pink in the summer.
A classic hardy succulent, sempervivums, known also as hens and chicks, houseleeks, and, as I call them, “semps”, are tough, easy-to-care-for plants native to the Alps of central Europe. The color of their evergreen foliage will often change throughout the year. In spring, early summer, and sometimes even fall, mature rosettes send out one to dozens (depending on species and variety) of stolons a short distance from the plant, forming a ring of baby semps around the mother plant. This is where their common name comes from. In summer, some of the mother plants will send up show sprays of flowers, lasting for several weeks. After flowering, the rosette will die, but the chicks it previously produced quickly grow in to take its place.
Semps can grow almost anywhere. Traditional succulent locations, such as rock gardens and containers, work great. They will also thrive almost anywhere in the landscape provided they don’t get completely flooded. With a small amount of supplemental soil, they can grow on logs, mailboxes, green roofs, and nearly any other location. They do not perform well indoors, however, as they become leggy and lose color in extreme low light.
Available sizes:
- Medium: This plant is sold in a 4″ round pot for local orders and bare-rooted for shipped orders. It should contain a mother plant and 1-2 developed offsets.
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