Jade Rose Hens & Chicks 3.5" pot

You will receive one live plant grown in a 3.5 pot. This plant will be carefully packaged and shipped bare root.

Sempervivum 'Jade Rose' have off-green variegated leaves with rich burgundy shades towards the center of the rosette.

COLD HARDINESS
Zone 5 (-20F)

RECOMMENDED LIGHT CONDITIONS
Filtered / Partial Sun, Full Sun

MAXIMUM HEIGHT
Under 3"

MAXIMUM ROSETTE SIZE
3"-4"

GROWTH HABIT / SHAPE
Rosette

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTIC
Lots of Chicks, Webbed - Light

Hens and Chicks are deer resistant and will attract bees and butterflies. They are great for rock gardens as well as low-growing borders in especially dry areas, such as stone walls or exposed foundations where it is hot and dry. Works wonders in poor, well-drained soils in full sun.

Planted en masse, Sempervivum makes for an interesting landscape feature. Place plants 4-6 apart. Remove spent flower stalks may take several years to blossom. Each mother plant, or hen, will die off after blooming remove from garden.

Rarely needs dividing, but can be divided spring-early autumn by detaching chicks from the mother plant.

Grows With: Lavendula (lavender), Rosmarinus (rosemary), other Sempervivum, other plants that can tolerate extreme drought.

Water Use: Low

Watering Details: Barely water except in very extreme drought conditions.

Soil pH: Not particular about soil pH.

Fertilizer: No need to fertilize.

Diseases Pests: Does not do well in wet locations or heavy soils.