Sempervivum Chick Charms® Silver Suede™

Scientific Name: Sempervivum 'Neptune'

Also Known As

Sempervivum x 'Silver Suede'
Chick Charms® Silver Suede™ Hens & Chicks

Plant type

cactus / succulent, groundcover

size

H: 3"-6"
W: 4"-12"

planting zones

3b-9b

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Sempervivum Chick Charms® Silver Suede™ plant details

Sempervivum Chick Charms® Silver Suede™ is an evergreen groundcover cactus / succulent with blue, burgundy, green, red, variegated and white foliage. In summer green, pink and red flowers emerge. Features fuzzy and 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. Prefers to be dry in winter. 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 Chick Charms® Silver Suede™

Plant type: groundcover cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue, burgundy, green, red, variegated and white
Mature size: 4 IN - 12 IN - wide, 3 IN - 6 IN - tall
Flowers: green, pink and red blooms in summer
Uses: compact, container plant, easy-to-grow, edging plant, long-lived, rock garden, roof garden, rosette-forming, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Sempervivum Chick Charms® Silver Suede™

USDA Zones: 3b - 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

Historic garden plant with succulent foliage. Features rosettes of pink succulent leaves with green centers. Leaves are covered in fine cilia which give it a fuzzy feel and silvery sheen. 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

Chick Charms Silver Suede forms large, velvety rosettes in shades of red, green, and mauve overlain with a silver sheen which intensifies in the heat of the summer. 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.

Hardy 'Silver Suede' is covered all over with a fine peach fuzz, giving them a matte texture and hazy blue-green hue. A gardener's friend, hardy succulents look great with little care. Tuck them into super well-drained soils in sun, with just a bit of afternoon shade to keep them from baking and they will soon send out little chicks to root and increase your collection.