Sempervivum hybrid 'Black'
Hens and Chicks
Image courtesy of Walters Gardens Inc.
- Succulent leaf rosettes
- Green centers with dark, black-red tips
- Star-shaped white flowers in summer
- Spreading habit, great option for rock wall crevices
Border or Bed
Container
Drought Tolerant
Garden
Great Foliage
Ground Cover
Heat Tolerant
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:
Prefers average, well-drained soil, dry to medium moisture and full sun to partial shade. Drought tolerant once established and tolerates poor soils. Plants can be propagated by offsets (chicks) in spring.
Height: 4-6 in
Spread: 6-8 in
Spacing: 6-8 in
Bloom Color: White
Zone: 3-8
Additional Characteristics & Attributes:
Attributes:
- Great Foliage
- Border or Bed
- Summer Bloomer
- Mass Planting
- Edging
- Container
- Low Maintenance
- Rock Garden
- Ground Cover
- Garden
- Drought Tolerant
- Heat Tolerant
- Salt Tolerant
Critter Resistance:
- Rabbit Resistant
- Deer Resistant
Exposure:
- Full Sun
- Partial Sun
Habit:
- Mounding
- Creeping/Ground Cover
Season of Interest (Flowering):
- Summer
Attracts Wildlife:
- Attracts Pollinators
Soil Moisture:
- Dry Soil
- Average Water
Genus Overview: Sempervivum
Common Name: Hens & Chicks
Mat-forming succulent perennial with fleshy leaves in a variety of colors and bicolors such as green, red, purple and gray. In summer thick flower stalks emerge from the larger (hen) rosettes with star-shaped flowers that could be white, pink or greenish-white. Great for crevices in stone walls, rock gardens, as an edging plant and in containers.