Hen and Chicks ‘El Toro’
Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine Family)
· Hardiness Zones: 4-9
· Height: 6 inches
· Spread: 6-7 inches
· Bloom Time: July to August
· Bloom: rose-pink spikes
· Light: full sun
· Soil: poor to average soil; can adapt to a variety of soil types, they perform best in gritty soil
· Moisture: low water needs, dry, well drained, does not like wet soil
· Use: alpine or rock garden, container, ground cover; particularly effective when planted in the cracks and crevices of stone walls or walkways
· Care: easily increased by removing small baby rosettes in a new location at almost any time
· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems
· Native to: hybrid cultivar
· Notes: 5 to 7 inch rosettes, burgundy-red on their upright pointed tips and green toward bases; blooms attract butterfies and bees; rabbit and deer resistant; salt tolerant
· Supplier: The Flower Factory
· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C245
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