Sempervivum’Magnificum '
Hen and Chicks , Houseleek , Live everlastingly
Family : CrassulaceaeSubfamily : SedoideaeTribe : SedeaeSubtribe : SedinaeGenus : Sempervivum
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Sempervivum’Magnificum ' is a cross introduced in 1970 in the United States by Sandy MacPherson . The parentage is unidentified .
Sempervivum’Magnificum ' is a beautiful smallsucculentthat forms compact rosette of rise to purple folio . The rosettes can grow up to 6 inch ( 15 centimetre ) in diam and produce offsets , forming an attractive chunk with age . The sarcoid , aim leaves change color depending on the time of year and have a protective waxy coating .
In mid - summertime , the rosette produce pink , star - forge bloom in clump atop a husk that rises above the foliation .
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USDA hardiness zones5a to 10a : from −20 ° F ( −28.9 ° C ) to 35 ° F ( +1.7 ° C ) .
Sempervivums are not difficult to grow , provide they are not waterlogged and killed from excess watering . They can be easy grow out of doors and in container , and they earned the name " Houseleeks " from their tendency to settle on the roofs of houses . After the mother plant flowers , it will naturally die , but the plant has likely produce many offset that will continue to develop by this time . These are excellent for cold windows . Sempervivumearned their popular name , " Hen and Chicks , " from their outgrowth habit . The mother plant , or hen , sends off legion offsets , which will bunch up around her base like dame . These offsets can be well repotted , or the plants can be leave behind to take shape a clumping mat .
Repot as involve , rather during the warm time of year . To repot a succulent , ensure the soil is teetotal before repotting , then gently remove the pot . Knock away the quondam soil from the roots , take out any decayed or dead roots . deal any cuts with a antifungal . Place the flora in its Modern pot and backfill with potting soil , spreading the roout as you repot . get out the plant dry for a calendar week or so , then begin to water lightly to reduce the peril of root rot .
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