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Sempervivum pittonii
Hen & Chicks
Origin: Austria.
| Family |
| Crassulaceae |
| Genus |
| Sempervivum |
| Species |
| pittonii |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 2 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 3 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -37 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -37 |
| Height |
| 10 - 50 cm |
| Spread |
| 10 - 50 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| In containers, in potted succulent collections, in rock gardens among large, low-lying rocks, as a potted indoor or patio plant, as ground cover or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun to partial shade in dry, well-draining sandy or loamy soil of any acidity. |
| Shape |
| Widely mat-forming. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Dry hills and slopes. |
| Leaf Description |
| Extremely highly-clustered rosettes of thick, finely-haired, slightly pinnate-ovate succulent leaves. Leaves are homogenous or variegated. |
| Flower Description |
| Showy fringy cymes growing and pointing upward on flowering bodies. |
| Colour Description |
| Foliage varying in colour from vivid lime green to medium green, occasionally with reddish-green points. Cymes bloom a light buttery yellow. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth. |
| Notable Specimens |
| University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Offsets. |
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