Hen and Chicks 'Mrs. Giuseppi'
Family: Crassulaceae (Orphine
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 3-8
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Height: 4-6 inches
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Spread: 1-2 feet
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Bloom Time: summer
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Bloom: pale pink flowers on a thick stalk
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Light: full sun
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Soil: poor to average well-drained
soil; can adapt to a variety of soil types, they perform best in gritty soil
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Moisture: low water needs; extremely
drought tolerant once established; intolerant of wet soil
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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; watch for rust, vine weevil
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Native to: species native to southern Alps
in Europe
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Notes: mat-forming evergreen succulent
with 4 inch wide rosettes densely packed with fleshy, pointed light green
leaves with burgundy tips; the mother rosette spreads in all directions forming
offshoots which form their own roots
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Supplier: K&A Greenhouse
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Rock Garden C305
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