El Toro Succulent - Hens and Chicks Sempervivum Plant - 4 inch pot

Sempervivum 'El Toro' is one of the best hens and chickens for hot, humid climates. This 1974 hybrid from the late UK sempervivum hybridizer David Ford, forms large 7" wide rosettes, whose new growth emerges green before aging to a lovely burgundy red. Sempervivum 'El Toro' offsets nicely, forming an 18" wide patch when happy in a sunny, well-drained site.

Hens Chicks need plenty of outdoor sunlight to show their best colors and maintain a tight rosette form. They thrive in gritty, well-draining soils and pots with drainage holes. They produce new offsets or "chicks" on stolon's. These chicks can be left to form tidy clusters or removed to share and transplant.

Sempervivum do most of their growing in the spring and summer and will thrive with weekly watering. They are incredibly frost hardy and will happily overwinter under a blanket of snow. They will change color throughout the year. See the pictures above for color changes based on temperature.


**Well rooted plant growing and shipped in a 4-inch pot! This plant is shipped in its pot to prevent any damage on the roots. Some soil may be removed for shipping.