Sempervivum Chick Charms® Cotton Candy™

Scientific Name: Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Emily'

Also Known As

Cotton Candy Chick Charms® Hens & Chicks
Emily Cobweb Houseleek
Emily Hen's & Chicks

Plant type

cactus / succulent, groundcover

size

H: 1"-2"
W: 1"-2"

planting zones

4a-10b

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Sempervivum Chick Charms® Cotton Candy™ plant details

Sempervivum Chick Charms® Cotton Candy™ is an evergreen groundcover cactus / succulent with burgundy, chartreuse, green, red and white foliage. In summer pink and white flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in winter. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, gritty, lean and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Sempervivum Chick Charms® Cotton Candy™

Plant type: groundcover cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: evergreen burgundy, chartreuse, green, red and white
Mature size: 1 IN - 2 IN - wide, 1 IN - 2 IN - tall
Flowers: pink and white blooms in summer
Uses: compact, container plant, easy-to-grow, edging plant, long-lived, rock garden, roof garden, rosette-forming, year-round-interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Sempervivum Chick Charms® Cotton Candy™

USDA Zones: 4a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer, heat
Soil needs: average, gritty, lean and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Delicate rosettes of green and red leaves show through webbed cilia. Pink, star-shaped flowers. Hens & Chicks grow best in well-drained, gravelly soil that is not wet in winter. Drought tolerant. Requires little water once established. Great in containers and rock gardens.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Sempervivum Cotton Candy is an excellent selection of the cobweb hen and chicks with numerous, tiny leaves in tight rosettes shaded in light green and burgundy all topped with silvery cobweb-like hairs. The dangerously collectible Chick Charms series offers the boldest coloured and best-growing hen and chicks available. Sempervivum are super hardy requiring only full sun and excellent, sharp drainage, especially in coastal BC. Grow them as an edger for pathways or borders or in pots.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

This hardy sempervivum variety spins a cobweb of white hair around red leaves tipped with green. Perfect for containers, rock gardens, as a ground cover, or anywhere else you can imagine.