Product Details
Highlights
Sempervivum 'Brilliante' (Hens and Chicks): A beautiful, cold-hardy succulent that forms neat, symmetrical rosettes of fleshy, pointed leaves in shades of green, rosy red, and deep burgundy. Like many Sempervivum varieties, its foliage can shift in color throughout the seasons, developing richer ruby-red and purple tones with changing temperatures and sunlight. This hardy perennial produces offsets that gradually spread into colorful clusters, making it an excellent choice for rock gardens, outdoor containers, and succulent arrangements. It thrives in full sun and well-draining soil, requiring minimal maintenance once established.
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
White
All Seasonal Colors
Red
Grow Zone (Hardiness)
Zone 5 (-20F)
Grow Zone (Hardiness)
Zone 6 (-10F)
Grow Zone (Hardiness)
Zone 7 (0F)
Grow Zone (Hardiness)
Zone 8 (10F)
Grow Zone (Hardiness)
Zone 9 (20F)
Grow Zone (Hardiness)
Zone 10 (30F)
Recommended Light Conditions
Filtered / Partial Sun
Recommended Light Conditions
Full Sun
Maximum Height
Under 3"
Maximum Rosette Size
5"-6"
Growth Habit / Shape
Rosette
Special Characteristic
Easy to Propagate
Special Characteristic
Pet Safe
Special Characteristic
Lots of Offsets
Special Characteristic
Variegated
THIS PLANT IS HARDY IN ZONES 5 - 10
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