Sempervivum’Silver King '
Hens and Chicks , Houseleek
fellowship : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : SedeaeSubtribe : SedinaeGenus : Sempervivum
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Sempervivum’Silver King ' is a crossbreed of strange origin and parentage .
Sempervivum’Silver King ' is a small succulent that imprint little potato of fleshy , silvery - tinged , minty unripe leaves . The rosettes can hand a diam of 1 inch ( 2.5 cm and raise short - stalk offsets , forming crowded , coloured , richly textured MAT . The leaves often deepen in color in insensate atmospheric condition , their strong red - purplish centerfield contrastingly boldly with frost and snow .
In summer , the older rosettes send off out a thick , upright stalk bristling with scaly leave of absence and topped with a bunch of small , pinkish flowers . The rosette die after flowering .
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USDA hardiness zones4a to 9b : from −30 ° F ( −34.4 ° C ) to 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) .
Sempervivums are not unmanageable to grow , ply they are not waterlogged and kill from excess watering . They can be easily grown outdoors and in container , and they earned the name " Houseleeks " from their propensity to root on the cap of houses . It will naturally expire after the female parent works flowers , but the plant life has in all likelihood produce many beginning that will carry on to develop by this sentence . These are excellent for cold windows . Sempervivumearned their popular name , Hen and Chicks , from their growth wont . The mother plant , or hen , sends off legion offsets , clustering around her base like chicks . These offsets can be easily repotted , or the plants can be left to form a clip-clop flatness .
Repot as needed , sooner during the warm season . To repot a succulent , see the soil is teetotal before repotting , then gently remove the corporation . Knock away the honest-to-god dirt from the roots , removing any rotted or deadened roots . Treat any swing with a fungicide . Place the industrial plant in its raw pile and backfill it with potting grime , unfold the roots as you repot . leave alone the industrial plant teetotal for a week or so , then begin to water lightly to cut the risk of infection of root rot .
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