Sempervivum globiferum ssp. hirtum 'Hedgehog'
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Sempervivum globiferum ssp. hirtum 'Hedgehog' (MacPherson): One of the largest of the "rollers". The rosette is bright green with burgundy on the tips of its many long, spiky leaves. This is a full, densely packed rosette with upright, incurved leaves. The offsets are round and appear on very delicate stolons, so they easily roll off the mother plant to find somewhere to root.
Hens & Chicks need plenty of outdoor sunlight to show their best colors and maintain a tight rosette form. They thrive in gritty, well-draining soils and pots with drainage holes. They produce new offsets or "chicks" on stolons. These chicks can be left to form tidy clusters or removed to share and transplant.
Sempervivum do most of their growing in the spring and summer, and will thrive with weekly watering and afternoon shade if temperatures exceed 80F. They are incredibly frost hardy and will happily thrive through winter under an insulating blanket of snow. Protect from heavy rains and standing water to prevent rot.
Product Size
2.0" Pot
Current Primary Color
Red
All Seasonal Colors
Green
Bloom Color
Pink Bloom
Grow Zone (Hardiness)
Zone 5 (-20F), Zone 6 (-10F), Zone 7 (0F), Zone 8 (10F), Zone 9 (20F), Zone 10 (30F)
Recommended Light Conditions
Filtered / Partial Sun, Full Sun
Maximum Height
Under 3"
Maximum Rosette Size
Under 3"
Growth Habit / Shape
Rosette
Special Characteristic
Easy to Propagate, Pet Safe, Lots of Offsets
THIS PLANT IS HARDY IN ZONES 5 - 10
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10
WHAT IS MY HARDINESS ZONE?
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• Staff Answer
It's possible to grow Sempervivum outdoors in zone 10, but they often struggle with the heat (and humidity, depending on your climate). Most of their color changes are seasonal and depend on getting cold nights and frosty winter, so you would likely not see such dramatic colorations.
• Staff Answer
If the pups are fully rooted, then they should be fine for the winter. However, if you want to keep them in a shed, just to be safe, and you have grow lights then there's really only two minor concerns.
1) Is the shed heated? Sempervivum do like to get cold so heating the shed like a house would make it harder for them to survive. Heating it a little bit, even keeping it around 0°F, would be fine.
2) How's the humidity inside the shed? This shouldn't be a big problem if the shed isn't heated too much, and humidity itself won't kill a Sempervivum outright. However, it makes it much easier to kill it by overwatering. This problem would only be compounded if the shed was heated too much. That would cause the perfect environment for rot to infest your plants.
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1) Is the shed heated? Sempervivum do like to get cold so heating the shed like a house would make it harder for them to survive. Heating it a little bit, even keeping it around 0°F, would be fine.
2) How's the humidity inside the shed? This shouldn't be a big problem if the shed isn't heated too much, and humidity itself won't kill a Sempervivum outright. However, it makes it much easier to kill it by overwatering. This problem would only be compounded if the shed was heated too much. That would cause the perfect environment for rot to infest your plants.
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• Staff Answer
That depends on many factors like sun exposure, temperature, humidity, soil composition, and even time of year. Assuming a well draining soil and protection from the harshest afternoon sun, most Sempervivum will tolerate over a month of drought, though they will of course look better with water every couple of weeks.
Click the link below to see a list of our most drought tolerant plants that grow well in zone 9.
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Click the link below to see a list of our most drought tolerant plants that grow well in zone 9.
Source: https://mountaincrestgardens.com/drou...
• Staff Answer
They don't need to be covered in winter. In fact, most hardy succulents don't need to be covered at all in zone 7, even if there is snow. As long as their soil is well draining enough the plants will resist a spring thaw.
The only time covering is helpful is when you're trying to grow a plant that's just barely hardy enough for you to grow. For instance, if you were trying to grow a zone 8 plant and the temperatures were approaching 10°F. A sheet would insulate the plant just enough to survive.
The only time covering is helpful is when you're trying to grow a plant that's just barely hardy enough for you to grow. For instance, if you were trying to grow a zone 8 plant and the temperatures were approaching 10°F. A sheet would insulate the plant just enough to survive.
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