Sempervivum 'Pacific Devil's Food'

Also Known As

Sempervivum 'Pacific Devils Food'
Sempervivum Chick Charms Chocolate Kiss
Sempervivum Chick Charms® Chocolate Kiss™
Sempervivum Chocolate Kiss™ Chick Charms®
Chick Charms® Chocolate Kiss™ Sempervivum
Chocolate Kiss™ Chick Charms® Hens & Chicks
Pacific Devil's Food House Leek
Pacific Devils Food Hens & Chicks

Plant type

cactus / succulent, groundcover

size

H: 2"-3"
W: 4"-18"

planting zones

4a-10b

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Sempervivum 'Pacific Devil's Food' plant details

Sempervivum 'Pacific Devil's Food' is an evergreen groundcover cactus / succulent with bronze, burgundy and chocolate foliage. In summer pink flowers emerge. Features glossy 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 'Pacific Devil's Food'

Plant type: groundcover cactus / succulent
Plant family: crassulaceae
Foliage: evergreen bronze, burgundy and chocolate
Mature size: 4 IN - 18 IN - wide, 2 IN - 3 IN - tall
Flowers: pink blooms in summer
Uses: compact, container plant, easy-to-grow, edging plant, goth garden, hell strip, long-lived, monocarpic, rock garden, roof garden, rosette-forming, tolerates summer planting, xeric, Sempervivum 'Pacific Devil's Food'

USDA Zones: 4a - 10b

Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun

Watering frequency: regular - low

Resistant to: heat

Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

What a name! Open rosettes of dark mahogany leaves on this hardy succulent for the rock wall, outdoor container, hellstrip, or random little nooks and/or crannies. Sun to half shade; sharp drainage. Plenty hardy! to -30F, USDA zone 4.

By: Cistus Nursery

Historic garden plant with succulent foliage. Loose rosettes of dark brown to burgundy red leaves. 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 Chocolate Kiss forms large rosettes in luscious tones of warm, reddish burgundy browns. 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.

We brought this very dark leaved cultivar back from CA a few years back, and thought it might be hardier than the tag gave credit (32 °F). Sempervivum 'Pacific Devil's Food' has wintered over in our large trough planters for 3 years now, and we have experienced temps well below zero, so we feel confident listing as hardy in zone 6, and it may in fact take colder zones. We like the fact that this selection holds its dark color even in the heat of summer. It is a little sheepish producing offsets, which grow to about 3-4" in width but none have ever flowered, which means they are long lived. Limited supply.