Perennials > Sempervivum > Sempervivum grandiflorum > Sempervivum grandiflorum
Sempervivum grandiflorum
Houseleek, Hen and Chicks
Origin: Southern Switzerland and northern Italy.
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Sempervivum |
| Species |
| grandiflorum |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Synonyms |
| Sempervivum braunii, Sempervivum gaudinii |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 2 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 3 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Containers, in potted succulent collections, ground cover in rock gardens, as a potted patio plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun in dry, well-draining loamy or sandy soil. |
| Shape |
| Clumping and mat-forming. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Dry rock outcroppings. |
| Leaf Description |
| Rosettes that measure up to 5 cm in diameter of pinnate, fleshy, occasionally variegated leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Showy small cup-shaped cymes. |
| Colour Description |
| Medium green to light green foliage that is occasionally tipped with a dull red. Showy pale yellow-petaled cymes with burgundy stamen. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth and leathery. |
| Notable Specimens |
| University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Offsets. |
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