Sempervivum ‘Camelot’ – Hardy Hens & Chicks

Add rich seasonal color and unique texture to your succulent garden with Sempervivum ‘Camelot’. This beautiful Hens & Chicks variety forms lovely olive-green rosettes accented with splashes of dark red to mahogany, with the coloring changing beautifully throughout the seasons.

The long, pointed leaves create an attractive, architectural rosette, while new offsets—or “chicks”—develop on long stolons. Allow the chicks to spread and create a full, tidy cluster, or remove and transplant them to grow your collection or share with friends.

Plant Features

• 🌿 Olive-green rosettes with dark red to mahogany coloring
• 🌱 Long, pointed leaves
• 🌸 Produces new chicks on long stolons
• ☀️ Best color and form in plenty of outdoor sunlight
• ❄️ Extremely frost hardy
• 💧 Drought tolerant once established
• 🪴 Excellent for containers, rock gardens, and groundcover
• 🦌 Critter resistant
• 🐾 Pet safe
• 🌱 Easy to grow

Growing Information

Plant Sempervivum ‘Camelot’ in gritty, well-draining soil and always use containers with drainage holes. Hens & Chicks perform best with full sun to part shade. Adequate sunlight helps maintain their compact rosette form and brings out their strongest colors.

Sempervivum do most of their growing during spring and summer. Water approximately weekly during active growth, allowing the soil to dry between waterings. These exceptionally hardy succulents can withstand freezing temperatures and will happily overwinter beneath an insulating blanket of snow.

Plant Details

Plant Type: Hardy Succulent
Hardiness Zones: 4–9
Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
Bloom Color: Red/Burgundy
Maximum Plant Height: 2–3 inches
Maximum Rosette Width: 5–6 inches
Pot Size: 4-inch pot

Perfect For: Rock Gardens, Containers, Succulent Gardens, Groundcover, Borders, and Xeriscaping