Chick Charms® Hen & Chicks 'Pineapple Paradise'
Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 3-8
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Height: 2 inches
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Spread: 4-6 inches
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Bloom Time: summer
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Bloom: pink
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Light: full sun
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Soil: gritty, well-drained
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Moisture: allow soil to dry between
waterings; drought tolerant once established
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Use: alpine or rock garden, container,
ground cover; particularly effective when planted in the cracks and crevices of
stone walls or walkways
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Care: low maintenance; protect from
winter wet; easily propagated by removing small baby rosettes to a new location
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems
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Native to: hybrid cultivar
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Notes: rosettes have pineapple-like
yellow tone; depending on the season, leaf tips or center of the rosette can
show a contrasting cherry red
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Supplier: Ebert's Greenhouse Village
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Rock Garden C332
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