Hollinshead Water-wise Garden Plants

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Hens and Chicks

House Leek

Live Forever

Latin Name:

Sempervivum x 'Pacific Devils's Food'

Rosette, good ground cover, produce new offsets on stolons creating a cluster; historically planted on roofs to repel lightening and reduce fire

Taxon ID#

86 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:

Family:

Crassulaceae

Origins:

Plant Type:

Succulent

central & southern Europe, North Africa

Oregon native:

no

Western state native:

no

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

Photo:

Used by Wildlife:

no

Hedge/Screen:

no

Swales:

no

Wildlife Use:

Border:

yes

Erosion Control:

no

Windbreak:

no

Cover Structures:

yes

Ground Cover:

yes

Provides Shade:

no

Rock Garden:

yes

Adds Texture/Movement:

yes

First Bloom:

Jul

Last Bloom:

Sep

Ornamental Accent:

yes

Garden Observations:

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:

#https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SETE5#

Calscape Database:

LBJ Native Plant Database:

Missouri Botanical Garden Database:

#http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b711#

Hollinshead Water-wise Garden Plants

Photo:

​

Hens and Chicks

House Leek

Live Forever

Latin Name:

Taxon ID#

86

MAINTENANCE

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:

​

Family:

Origins:

Plant Type:

Succulent

central & southern Europe, North Africa

Oregon native:

no

Western state native:

no

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

Photo:

​

Used by Wildlife:

no

Hedge/Screen:

no