Product Details
Highlights
Sempervivum 'Vanille' (Smits): A rare, Belgian cultivar with a tufted, velvety look. This sweet little rosette stays small with a low, lotus-like form. Its foliage is covered with downy hairs that protect it in full sun. Its coloration shifts through the seasons between red, green, and gold. New offsets emerge on short stolons, resulting in a tight, mounding colony.
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
Color - Primary
Red / Burgundy
Color - Secondary
Green / Lime
Bloom Color
Pink Bloom
Cold Hardiness
Zone 5 (-20F)
Recommended Light Conditions
Full Sun
Recommended Light Conditions
Filtered / Partial Sun
Maximum Height
Under 3"
Maximum Rosette Size
3"-4"
Growth Habit / Shape
Rosette
Special Characteristic
Easy to Propagate
Special Characteristic
Pet Safe
THIS PLANT IS HARDY IN ZONES 5 - 10
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