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What is easy to grow , problematical as nail yet look gorgeous in the garden for years and years ? try out Sempervivum in your garden and see how wonderfully bare they are to get and revel them in your garden bed , container , or rockery !
What is Sempervivum?
Sempervivum is a radical of succulent plants also known as usual houseleeks or hens and biddy .
The Sempervivum works resemble an open rose . Each assortment display dissimilar contact of gloss during the season .
They can grow so densely that theycreate a beautiful ground cover version .
With names like Gold Nugget , Berry Blues , Cinnamon Starburst , and Chocolate Kiss you soon realise you may have a coloured garden with these delightful gems alone . ( the names are for theChick Charms brandof which I have collected several )
Sempervivums Hens Chicks
So why the name hen and Chicks when they are rosette shape ?
Well , the female parent plant will sprout baby all around her and it seem like a hen sitting on her chicks .
So how long does Sempervivum last?
They do n’t really live forever but because so many babe plants ( chicks ) live on it is as if they do .
After about three to five geezerhood of acquire baby like this , the female parent plant will send out a flower shoot , go to seed , then exit .
The seed can germinate and produce so keep on the lookout for sempervivum seedling !
Growing Sempervivum
Sempervivums are hardy to Zone 4 , unlike Echeverias which are more tender . Be sure and check the label as many Echeveria looks like Sempervivum .
Though many say to grow them in full sun , this really can vary by localisation . Optimum temperatures are 65 to 75 degrees for the best performance .
In area that get extremely hot temperature , it is better to locate your plants in the good afternoon shade .
Sempervivum will subsist super raging temp but they wo n’t do as well .
In gamy temperatures in the direct sun , they incline to shrivel and look distressing .
In areas that are dampish and cooler , direct sun is full .
Sempervivum prefers well - draining soil . They grow very well in sand though I do have plenty implant at the fundament of some of my roses where they seem to do just o.k. as well .
I am jump a gravel rock garden in front of my entree porch and I will apportion that as it progresses but sempervivums , sedumand other succulent will be the stars of the show .
How to Water
That can depend on your climate . In ironic expanse , you may desire to irrigate weekly .
When planted in sharp , well - drain dirt they will not waste or become waterlogged . If your filth has a heap of clay in it then you may bid to grow them in containers .
Live in an area that catch a lot of rainfall in the summertime ? You may not need to water at all .
What is Sempervivum Good For?
trust it or not , the leaf of Hens and Chicks can be used like Aloe Vera to plow bug bite , minor cuts , and minor burns .
The leave of absence of the common houseleek ( Sempervivum tectorum ) are reputed to have a cucumber flavour and can be added to salads . I have yet to hear this .
Variety of Hens and Chicks
For different colors and look see about getting ones with different names like :
no matter of droughts , abstruse freezes , and hapless soil , Sempervivum spring up easily and will brighten any garden . So you could see why I know to grow them and I have it away you will too !
