Sempervivum x 'Pacific Devils's Food'
Common Name(s):
Hens and Chicks
House Leek
Synonym:
Live Forever
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
Family:
Crassulaceae
Succulent
Foliage:
Golden red to burgandy
Deep, chocolate-red succulent rosettes, 2-3" thick , leaves fleshy, glabrous, 1-2" long, leaves come to pointed apex
Fall Color?
YES
Deep chocolate red satin succulent rosette
Evergreen
Photo by:
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Deep chocolate red satin succulent rosette
Oregon Native?
NO
West State Native?
NO
Origins:
Cultivar derived from plants collected in central & southern Europe, North Africa.
Site Selection
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone:
3
Water Needs:
L
Sun Needs:
Full Sun
Deer Resistant?
YES
Firewise?
YES
Height:
2-3"
Spread:
3-6"
Growth Rate:
Slow
Native Habitat:
Cutlivar so has no native habitat
Soil:
Sandy to gravelly soils of moderate to low fertility with good drainage
Care Recommendations
Maintenance Level:
Low
Fertilizer:
Does not require fertilizer
Mulch:
Horticultural grit, pea gravel, crushed lava rock, pumice, zeolite
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 o new garden spaces
Long Term:
Winter:
Full sun, cease watering, excellent drainage
Spring:
Full sun, poor rocky soil, water when soil is completely dry., snip 'chicks' to propagate
Summer:
Rosette may flower and die leaving offsets to replace it or collect and nove for new plantings
Fall:
Reduce watering, no fertilizer, cover if heavy rain or snow
General 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.
Common Problems
Will spread if allowed
Diseases:
Rust, leaf/stem rot and root rot.
Insects:
Vine weevils, mealybugs, aphids
Environmental Problems:
Overwatering, poor drainage, prolonged humdity, etiolation, heat stresss
Pests:
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