Ruby Heart Hen And Chicks (Sempervivum) - 5 Pack Of Quart Pots
$38.48
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Ruby Heart Hen And Chicks (Sempervivum) - 5 Pack Of Quart Pots
$38.48
Sale price
$38.48
Regular price
$40.00
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Description
'Ruby Heart' Hen and Chicks
Sempervivum 'Ruby Heart'
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen
Height Maturity: 3-4"
Width at Maturity: 6-8"+
Spacing: 8" apart for groupings or mass planting
Spacing: 8" apart for groupings or mass planting
Growth Habit / Form: Spreading Colony
Growth Rate: Slow
Flower Color: Pinkish-Purple
Flower Type: Single in clusters
Flower Type: Single in clusters
Flower Size: Small
Flowering Period: Summer
Flowering Period: Summer
Fragrant Flowers: No
Foliage Color: Green, Blue and Red shades
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun (6 or more hours per day)
Water Needs: Very Low
Soil Type: Clay(amend heavy clay to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Drainage: Lightly Moist to Dry; soil must be well-drained
Soil pH: 6.0 - 7.0
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold (-40F), Deer, Disease, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Rabbit
Description
A low to no-maintenance plant anyone can grow indoors or outdoors, Hen and Chicks are hardy perennial succulent plants ideal for growing in garden beds or pots, where they thrive on neglect. Even those who consider they have a "brown thumb" can easily grow this plant. The plant is comprised of one large rosette, called the "hen," which sprouts many smaller rosettes around it called "chicks." The 'Ruby Hearts' Hen and Chicks forms rosettes of pointed, silvery blue to blue-green leaves that are flushed rosy red at the base. With the arrival of cooler temperatures in fall the red color at the base of the leaves intensifies and spreads up the leaf. In summer, leafy stalks rise from and above the hen bearing unique pinkish purple flowers. These magical succulents are super drought tolerant and rarely if ever need water, super cold hardy to -40F, are not bothered by deer or rabbits, and add personality and color just about anywhere!
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 3 to 4 inches tall and spreading 8 or more inches wide, Ruby Heart Hen and Chicks is ideal for use as an accent in smaller garden spaces and containers, or in groupings in larger garden spaces. A must-have in sunny rock gardens or mixed succulent container gardens. Very nice tucked around boulders.
Suggested Spacing: 8 inches apart for groupings
Growing Preferences
Exceptionally easy to grow and low maintenance, Hen and Chicks likes life on the hot, dry and sunny side. That said, they are extremely cold hardy to -40F. Very well-drained soil is a must as constantly wet soil is a killer. We suggest 6 or more hours of sunlight per day.
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