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Crassulaceae
Houseleek
Sempervivum tectorum
Also known as Common stonecrop, Hen and chicks, Live-forever, Sedum tectorum
Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Succulent · Drought Tolerant · Rock Garden · Sempervivum · Hens And Chicks · Alpine · Low Maintenance · Evergreen · Rosette · Container
Houseleek is an incredibly tough succulent that thrives in full sun with very little water, making it perfect for rock gardens, green roofs, or sunny windowsills. Water only when the soil has completely dried out, as overwatering is the primary cause of failure. It spreads slowly by producing offsets called 'hens and chicks' and requires minimal fertilizing.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; allow soil to dry completely between waterings · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Maine, Masachusettes, New Jersey, New York, Norway, Portugal, Romania
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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