Product Details
Highlights
Sempervivum 'Kelly Jo' (Skrocki): A medium-sized rosette with glossy, green leaves. Its leaf tips transition from maroon in spring to a reddish-brown in summer.
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 lefts 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 85F. They are incredibly frost hardy and will happily thrive through winter under a 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
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
5"-6"
Growth Habit / Shape
Rosette
Special Characteristic
Pet Safe
Recommended Purpose
Easy to Propagate
THIS PLANT IS HARDY IN ZONES 5 - 10
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Popular Questions
However, an over abundance of sun stress, underwatering, and nutrient deficiency can also cause leaf tips to yellow. Photos may help here. You can send us a few via email (info@mountaincrestgardens.com) and we'll do our best to diagnose the issue. If you send photos be sure to include the following information:
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Succulents need grittier soil than other plants because they are adapted to dry conditions and store water in their leaves. Regular potting soil mixes stay damp for long periods of time, which can cause rot in succulents. Instead, use a sandy, well-draining soil so you can water thoroughly without leaving your succulent in standing water.
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Our plants can be transplanted immediately upon arrival.
If you want to wait to transplant, they can remain in their original containers for up to a month. If the pots came in a plastic carrier tray, remove the pots from the carrier tray prior to the first watering.
Keep the plants indoors near a sunny window or outdoors under a roof (only if outdoor temperatures stay above your succulent's minimum hardiness temperature). Water only after the soil is fully dry by drenching from above with a faucet, hose, or watering can. Gently shake excess water from the leaves and allow containers to drain completely.
