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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: It may be several years before it blooms
Uses: Provides winter interest
Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Stratify seeds: Stratifying seeds may improve germination, but is not required
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic

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Common names
  • Hen and Chicks
  • Houseleek
Also sold as:
  • 'Krebs 1'
  • 'Krebs I'

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-10-08
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-16
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-12
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2013-06-09
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-02
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-04-06
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2014-06-20
Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2016-09-23
This is a tiny, tiny baby. The white "things" in the pic are piec
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-10-03
Location: March 2023 | Fairfax VA
Location: My garden in Lenore, ID
Date: 5-12-2015
Location: Fairfax, VA | September, 2023
Date: 2023-10-15
Location: Lincoln NE
Date: 2013-10-30
Photo taken in late Oct.
Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Date: 2022-09-11
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-06-22
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-09-23
Really weird offset.
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2017-09-11
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-04
Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Date: 2022-09-11

Date: 2014-01-23
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-03-12
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-07-19
Location: Meadowlark Botanical Garden, Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-01

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
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