Perennials > Sempervivum > Sempervivum pitonii > Sempervivum pitonii 'Royal Ruby'
Sempervivum pitonii
'Royal Ruby'
Royal Ruby Hen and Chicks
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Sempervivum |
| Species |
| pitonii |
| Cultivar |
| 'Royal Ruby' |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 2 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 3 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -37 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -32 |
| Height |
| 10 - 50 cm |
| Spread |
| 10 - 50 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| In containers, in potted succulent collections, in rock gardens among large, low-lying rocks, as a potted indoor or patio plant, as groundcover or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun to partial shade in dry, well-draining sandy or loamy soil of any acidity. |
| Shape |
| Mat-forming. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Ruby red to burgundy foliage. |
| Pests |
| None known. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Extremely highly-clustered rosettes of thick, finely-haired, slightly pinnate-ovate succulent leaves. |
| Flower Description |
| Fringy cymes growing and pointing upward. |
| Colour Description |
| Foliage varying in colour from lime green, vivid ruby red to burgundy. Offsets are typically always tones of red while the inner rosettes remain lime green. Cymes bloom a light grapefruit pink to lime green. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth. |
| Notable Specimens |
| University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
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