Sempervivum 'Onyx'

Supersemps® Hen & Chicks 'Onyx'

Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-8

·        Height: 2-8 inches

·        Spread: 4-8 inches

·        Bloom Time: summer

·        Bloom: pink shades

·        Light: full sun to part shade (full sun for best color)

·        Soil: gritty, well-drained

·        Moisture: allow soil to dry between waterings; drought tolerant once established

·        Use: alpine or rock garden, container, ground cover; particularly effective when planted in the cracks and crevices of stone walls or walkways

·        Care: low maintenance; protect from winter wet; easily propagated by removing small baby rosettes to a new location

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: hybrid cultivar; genus native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe

·        Notes: rosettes of mahogany-black foliage grows larger than most sempervivum; leaves curl slightly with maturity; hardy; flowers attract bees and butterflies; deer resistant

·        Supplier: Ebert's Greenhouse Village

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C319

 

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Spigelia marilandica 'Little Redhead'

Indian Pink 'Little Redhead'

Family: Loganiaceae (Logania Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  5-9

·        Height: 20-28 inches

·        Spread: 20-24 inches

·        Bloom Time: late spring through midsummer; may rebloom

·        Bloom: upright trumpet-shaped blossoms with five pointed lobes on sturdy leafed stems; flowers are dark red  with yellow interiors

·        Light: full sun to part shade

·        Soil: average, fertile, humusy; well-drained

·        Moisture: medium, consistent

·        Use: mixed borders, native gardens, cottage gardens, woodland edge, containers; attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds

·        Care: low maintenance; remove dead or damaged foliage in spring and  prune lightly after initial bloom; can be divided in spring

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: southeastern United States; species native in southern Wisconsin

·        Notes: compact clumping cultivar; glossy green ovate to lance-shaped leaves to 4 inches long; will not tolerate standing water

·        Supplier: Ebert's Greenhouse Village

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Naturalistic Garden H228

 

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Sempervivum cistaceum 'Commander Hay'

Hen and chicks 'Commander Hay'

Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  4-9

·        Height: 4-6 inches

·        Spread: 9-12 inches

·        Bloom Time: June to August

·        Bloom: pink-tinted, green flowers borne on tall spikes

·        Light: full sun to part shade (full sun for best color)

·        Soil: sharply drained soil, tolerates poor, rocky soils

·        Moisture: allow soil to dry between waterings; drought tolerant once established

·        Use: alpine or rock garden, container, ground cover; particularly effective when planted in the cracks and crevices of stone walls or walkways; flowers attract bees and butterflies

·        Care: low maintenance; protect from winter wet; easily propagated by removing small baby rosettes to a new location

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; watch for rust, leaf rot, and root rot

·        Native to: hybrid cultivar; species native to southern Europe and western Asia

·        Notes: deep purplish-red, lightly velvety, succulent leaves with bright green tips; color variation with seasonal changes; salt tolerant  rabbit and deer resistant

·        Supplier: K&A Greenhouse

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C328

 

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Sempervivum aracnoideum 'Cobweb'

Hen and chicks 'Cobweb'

Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine Family)

       

·        Hardiness Zones:  2-6

·        Height: 3-4 inches

·        Spread: 6-8 inches

·        Bloom Time: summer

·        Bloom: rose-red blooms

·        Light: full sun to part shade (full sun for best color)

·        Soil: gritty, well-drained

·        Moisture: allow soil to dry between waterings; drought tolerant once established

·        Use: alpine or rock garden, container, ground cover; particularly effective when planted in the cracks and crevices of stone walls or walkways; flowers attract bees and butterflies

·        Care: low maintenance; protect from winter wet; easily propagated by removing small baby rosettes to a new location

·        Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems

·        Native to: hybrid cultivar; genus native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe

·        Notes: tight rosettes of cobwebbed blue-green succulent leaves; salt tolerant  rabbit and deer resistant

·        Supplier: K&A Greenhouse

·        Teaching Garden Location & Code: Rock Garden C331

 

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