Sempervivum 'Pacific Blue Ice'

Also Known As

Sempervivum x 'Pacific Blue Ice'
Pacific Blue Ice Hens and Chicks
Pacific Blue Ice House Leeks
Sempervivum Chick Charms® Sempervivum Berry Blues™

Plant type

cactus / succulent, groundcover

size

H: 2"-6"
W: 4"-8"

planting zones

4a-9b

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Sempervivum 'Pacific Blue Ice' plant details

Sempervivum 'Pacific Blue Ice' is an evergreen groundcover cactus / succulent with blue, green, purple and variegated foliage. In fall, spring and summer pink flowers emerge. Features glaucous 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. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Sempervivum 'Pacific Blue Ice'

Plant type: groundcover cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue, green, purple and variegated
Mature size: 4 IN - 8 IN - wide, 2 IN - 6 IN - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in fall, spring and summer
Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, edging plant, long-lived, monocarpic, rock garden, roof garden, rosette-forming, xeric, year-round-interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Sempervivum 'Pacific Blue Ice'

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

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Zn 3. Icy blue-green rosettes with a pink flush

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Sempervivum Berry Blues offers smokey blue-grey tones on large rosettes that flush with burgundy in cooler weather. 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.

An attractive addition for a rockery, crevices, trough gardens, containers or raised beds, 'Pacific Blue Ice' has steel blue foliage in summer but takes on burgundy tints with cooler temperatures. Many offsets or chicks are produced off the 4" mother hen rosette. Plants grow only 3-4" tall, and the width depends on how many offsets you get. super Hardy and deer resistant. Pictures here is its winter color.

By: Avant Gardens

Large rosetted of neatly overlapping leaves in blue gray transform with cool weather with enhanced burgundy hues. Of easiest culture, grows in patio pots with just a weekly watering. Evergreen foliage.