Description
Medium green crowns with pale bronze tips. Colour ha hues of pink through summer. sizing 4-8cm. 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 Noble (verified owner) –
Vivien Hicks (verified owner) –
Plant in excellent condition and arrived quickly.
Joan Hunt (verified owner) –
As above
Freda (verified owner) –
Keith Middleton (verified owner) –
Christine W. (verified owner) –
John H. (verified owner) –
Excellent quality plant, the new D&E price point makes it superb value for money.
Robert Lawrence (verified owner) –