Product Details
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Sempervivum globiferum ssp. hirtum 'Emerald Spring' (Vaughn: An easy-to-grow, spiky-looking rosette with narrow, green leaves and red tips. A waxy cuticle can line the leaves with gorgeous watermarks. Cold, short days induce the rosette to flush with orange and burgundy tones. In spring, the small, spherical offsets of 'Emerald Spring' roll right off the mother plant and put down roots where they stop. This cultivar was bred from S. globiferum hirtum 'Histoni'.
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
Green
All Seasonal Colors
Red
Bloom Color
White 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
Seasonality
Blooms in Summer
Special Characteristic
Easy to Propagate, Lots of Offsets, Hard to Kill, Pet Safe
THIS PLANT IS HARDY IN ZONES 5 - 10
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A GROW LIGHT
Light Output
- Lumens are the main measure of light output or brightness you should consider. Our eyes are not very objective when it comes to measuring brightness, so it's important to read a grow light's specifications before purchase.
- Select a grow light that provides 300 - 800 lumens per square foot.
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Some varieties that would work well near a path or an edge to your garden are Graptopetalum paraguaynse, Sedum rubrotinctum, and Portulacaria as they're more safe.
All of the plants mentioned here are linked for your convenience, and you can click the link below to see all of our full sun succulents.
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I've also included zone 5 and 4 plants because they'd also grow well in zone 6. Most of this list will consist of hardy Sedum and Sempervivum, but there are some neat exceptions like Delosperma and Prometheum.
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1) Sticky traps. Grab a yellow index card and smear some honey or thick corn syrup over both surfaces. Suspend this card an inch above the soil your plant is in. The yellow color and sugary smell will attract the flying adults which will get stuck to the card (growing a carnivorous plant, like a sundew, near the infested plant will work as well).
2) 1.5% hydrogen peroxide. Buy hydrogen peroxide from any store where first aid supplies are sold. Usually, it's sold as 3% hydrogen peroxide. Then mix it in a 1:1 ratio with water, giving you 1.5% hydrogen peroxide. Water with this mixture instead of plain water. This will kill the soil dwelling larva. Be warned, hydrogen peroxide will turn into water and oxygen rapidly, in the presence of sunlight. Please keep this mixture out of sunlight until you… See full answer »
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