Sempervivum 'Emerald Empress'

Also Known As

Emerald Empress Hens & Chicks
Emerald Empress House Leeks

Plant type

cactus / succulent, groundcover

size

H: 1"-4"
W: 3"-36"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Sempervivum 'Emerald Empress' plant details

Sempervivum 'Emerald Empress' is an evergreen groundcover cactus / succulent with green and purple foliage. In summer purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, gritty and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Sempervivum 'Emerald Empress'

Plant type: groundcover cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: evergreen green and purple
Mature size: 3 IN - 36 IN - wide, 1 IN - 4 IN - tall
Flowers: purple blooms in summer
Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, edging plant, long-lived, monocarpic, rock garden, roof garden, rosette-forming, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Sempervivum 'Emerald Empress'

USDA Zones: 4a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average, gritty and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Sempervivum tectorum 'Emerald Empress' is an historic garden plant with succulent foliage. It will form rosettes of rich green to blue-green leaves with red to purple margins. Displays purple, star-like flowers. Hens & Chicks grow best in well-drained, gravelly soil that is not wet in winter. They are drought tolerant, requiring little water once established.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Rosettes of emerald green foliage tipped with burgundy take on deeper red tones with cool temperatures. This selection freely produces many offsets and can carpet an area given time. Sempervivum like lean soil and dry conditions, and are great plants to use in crevices, containers and vertical gardens, as well as rockeries.