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Nancy Glick
Taxon ID#
86
Rosette, good ground cover, produce new offsets on stolons creating a cluster; historically planted on roofs to repel lightening and reduce fire
Scientific Name:
Sempervivum x 'Pacific Devils's Food'
Common Name 1
› Hens and Chicks
Family:
Crassulaceae
Origins:
central & southern Europe, North Africa
Plant Type:
Succulent
Common Name 2
› House Leek
Common Name 3
› Live Forever
Oregon native:
no
Western state native:
no
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Landscape Application Information
Seasonal Care
Resource Links
MAINTENANCE
Maintenance Level:
Low
Min. USDA Hardiness Zone:
3
Sun Preference:
Full Sun
Water Preference:
VL
Soil Preference:
sandy to gravelly soils of moderate to low fertility with good drainage
Fertilizer Needs:
None
Recommended Mulch:
PLANT DESCRIPTION
Foliage Color:
Other
Foliage Description:
Deep, chocolate-red satin succulent rosettes, 50-60 thick and fleshy and glabrous, <-2" long leaves come to pointed apex
Fragrant:
no
Predominant flower color:
Pink
Flower Description:
Several showy, pink star-shaped flowers on tall stalk, may take several years to bloom; plant will die after blooming
Fall color:
yes
Fall Color Description:
deep chocolate red satin succulent rosette
Winter Foliage:
Evergreen
Winter Interest:
yes
Winter Interest Description:
deep chocolate red satin succulent rosette
Mature height:
2"
Mature spread:
Growth rate:
Slow
LANDSCAPE APPLICATION
Deer Resistant:
yes
Fire Resistant:
yes
Attracts Pollinators:
yes
Attracts Butterflies:
no
Native Habitat:
mountainous areas, dry, rocky or stony areas
Attracts Birds:
no
Cut/Dried Flowers:
no
Used by Wildlife:
no
Swales:
no
Wildlife Use:
Photo:
Hedge/Screen:
no
Border:
yes
Erosion Control:
no
Windbreak:
no
Ground Cover:
yes
Provides Shade:
no
Rock Garden:
yes
Cover Structures:
yes
First Bloom:
Jul
Last Bloom:
Adds Texture/Movement:
Sep
Ornamental Accent:
yes
yes
Garden Observations:
Seasonal Care
Maintenance
SEASONAL CARE
Spring Care:
prune diseased, dead, damaged
Summer Care:
prune diseased, dead, damaged
Fall Care:
prune diseased, dead, damaged
Winter Care:
prune diseased, dead, damaged
Long Term Care:
Use pruning shears to cut out dead rosettes, top heavy, or wayward growth. Sempervivum plants will spread by sending new rosettes from the mother plant, and can become invasive. Once a rosette blooms, it will die. Use the new "baby" rosettes to fill in wh
Insect Pests:
None serious
Wildlife Pests:
None serious
Diseases:
Rust, leaf/stem rot and root rot.
Environmental Problems:
Landscape Problems:
Will spread if allowed
Care Comments:
Water occasionally during the growing period of summer. Allow the soil to dry before sparingly and slowly watering the sempervivums. They need periods of dry soil between watering to thrive and prefer drought-like conditions to grow.
RESOURCES
OSU Landscape Profile:
USDA Plants:
Calscape Database:
LBJ Native Plant Database:
Missouri Botanical Garden Database:
Monrovia Profile:
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Alternate Source 2:
Source Comment:
Landscape Application
Resource Links
Plant Maintenance Information
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