Sempervivum x 'Pacific Devils's Food'
Hens and Chicks
House Leek
Live Forever
Plant Family:
Crassulaceae
Succulent
Flower:
Pink
Blooms :
Jul
to:
Sep
Several showy, pink star-shaped flowers on tall stalk, may take several years to bloom; plant will die after blooming
Botanical Description
Fragrant?
No
Foliage:
Other
Evergreen
deep, chocolate-red satin succulent rosettes, 50-60 thick and fleshy and glabrous, �-2" long leaves come to pointed apex
Oregon Native?
No
West State Native?
No
central & southern Europe, North Africa. Pacific Devil's Food' Series: Pacific (Chick Charms ;Chocolate Kiss') cannot propagate
Site Selection
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone:
3
Water Needs:
VL
Sun Needs:
Full Sun
Deer Resistant?
Yes
Firewise?
Yes
Height:
2"
Spread:
Growth Rate:
Slow
Native Habitat:
mountainous areas, dry, rocky or stony areas
Soil:
sandy to gravelly soils of moderate to low fertility with good drainage
Care Recommendations
Maintenance Level:
Low
Fertilizer:
None
Mulch:
Long Term:
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
Winter:
prune diseased, dead, damaged
Spring:
prune diseased, dead, damaged
Summer:
prune diseased, dead, damaged
Fall:
prune diseased, dead, damaged
Common Problems
will spread if allowed
Diseases:
Rust, leaf/stem rot and root rot.
Insects:
None serious
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