Sempervivum Chick Charms Watermelon Ripple has large rosettes of rich red leaves mottled towards blue-green tips.
Description:
Watermelon Ripple makes a dramatic statement with large rosettes of rich red leaves mottling towards blue-green tips. The dangerously collectible Chick Charms series offers the boldest coloured and best-growing hen and chicks available. Sempervivum are super hardy requiring only full sun and excellent, sharp drainage, especially in coastal BC. Grow them as an edger for pathways or borders or in pots.
Common Name: Hen and Chicks
Family: Crassulaceae (The Stonecrop Family)
Zone Hardiness: 2-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: under 4"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Dry, Drought Tolerant
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Roofs, old walls, chimneys and rocks, especially on limestone.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
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