Description
Mottled red and green as though splashed with red paint in summer and green in winter. Sizing 5-10cm. Commonly known as Houseleeks or Hen and chicks
Flowering: Summer
Hardiness: Hardy – if in free draining soil
Height: 5cm
Spread: 30cm
Common Name: Houseleeks / Hen and Chicks / Live Forever
Life Cycle: Perennial
Family: Crassulaceae
Foliage: ovate / succulent
Basic Colour: ( pink )
Flower Colour: pink
Natural Flowering: June
Winter Hardiness: Fully Hardy
Height with Flowers: 25cm
Soil Requirements: well-drained / average / moist
Soil ph: acid / alkaline / neutral
Location: border / rock garden / container / Mediterranean
Usage: ornamental / bee food plant
Pruning: cut back flower stems to ground and replace with offset
Tolerates: Drought tolerant / deer resistance / rabbit resistance / shallow soil
Origin: Europe (Cultivar)
John H. (verified owner) –
Amazing value for money. Absolutely gorgeous.
Jane E. (verified owner) –
Excellent Good Quality
Vivien Hicks (verified owner) –
Beautiful plant arrived quickly in excellent condition. Will def. buy more from this excellent company.
PETER H. (verified owner) –
Sarah P. (verified owner) –
Good size plant and very healthy
Clare Shenstone (verified owner) –
I am super impressed with the quality and price
Tracey Baker (verified owner) –
not happy to recieve a small rosette for the price of £3.95 expected better value for money used this nursery before won’t anymore unfortunately 😕 emailed you with my dissatisfaction and reply was unsatisfactory
Luke Whiting (store manager) –
Hi Tracy
Thank you for taking the time to review your purchases. As per our email correspondence with you we informed you that the plants although on the smaller side are fully rooted. When ordering in late Autumn we grow all our plants in cold conditions and so that way they will survive the harsh winter to come rather than softened greenhouse grown specimens that will rot. Due to this as we explained they are the correct size and maturity to plant out at this time of year. So what you deemed as small is just the correct sizing for this time of year. If you were seeking plump large crowns we would always recommend buying sempervivums in Spring about April-May. Always best to ask if you are unaware when best to buy certain specimens. We recommend to purchase these before June, as after this we are generally sold out of that years crop until the following autumn/winter.
All the best
Luke & Laura