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    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

    This selection has loose medium-sized rosettes of bright green leaves.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    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.

    By: Avant Gardens

    Brightly colored hybrid alpine groundcover succulent.

    By: Cactus Jungle

    Gardening facts about Sempervivum 'Emerald Empress' plant

    How to Grow Sempervivum 'Emerald Empress'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • gritty

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • purple

    • Flower Color

      • purple

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • deer resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    See other plant types of Sempervivum for your garden

    Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Rubrum'

    aka Sempervivum 'Red Cobweb', Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Red Cobweb', Cobweb Houseleek, Hens and Chickens, Rubrum Hen and Chicks

    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent, Groundcover

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 1"-4"

    Width: 5"-10"

    • sun - mostly sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    Photo of Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Rubrum' foliage by Little Prince of Oregon
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    Sempervivum ciliosum

    aka Sempervivum 'Borisii', Sempervivum borisii, Sempervivum borisii ssp. ciliosum, Sempervivum ciliosum var. borisii, Borisii Hen and Chicks, Hens and Chicks

    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent, Groundcover

    Zones

    4a-9b

    Size

    Height: 1"-2"

    Width: 2"-12"

    • sun - mostly sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    Photo of Sempervivum ciliosum foliage by Little Prince of Oregon
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    Sempervivum hybrids

    aka Hens and Chicks

    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent, Groundcover

    Zones

    4b-9b

    Size

    Height: 2"-4"

    Width: 3"-18"

    • sun - mostly sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    Photo of Sempervivum hybrids foliage by plant lust
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    Sempervivum 'Purdy's No. 70-1'

    aka Purdy's No. 70-1 Hen and Chicks, Purdy's No. 70-1 Houseleek

    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent, Groundcover

    Zones

    4a-10b

    Size

    Height: 1"-3"

    Width: 1"-6"

    • sun - mostly sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    • dry in winter
    Photo of Sempervivum 'Purdy's No. 70-1' flower, foliage, form by Stan Shebs
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    Sempervivum arachnoideum

    aka Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Cobweb', Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Cobwebs', Cobweb Hens & Chicks, Cobweb Houseleek

    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent, Groundcover

    Zones

    4a-8b

    Size

    Height: 3"-4"

    Width: 4"

    • sun - mostly sun
    • occasional - low
    Photo of Sempervivum arachnoideum foliage by plant lust
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