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Sempervivum 'Twilight Blues'
Hens and Chicks, Twilight Blues Hens and Chicks
The fleshy, blue-green leaves of 'Twilight Blues' have rose tinting that deepens to purple in summer. This cultivar is one of many outstanding hybrid sempervivums deriving from alpine species native to the mountains of southern Europe and western Asia.
The evergreen rosettes develop by short-stalked offsets into crowded, colorful, richly textured mats. The multi-hued foliage contrasts beautifully with frost and snow. In summer, some older rosettes send out thick erect stems bristling with scaly leaves and topped with clusters of small pink blooms. These rosettes subsequently die.
Like other succulents, sempervivums don’t ask for deep soils but prefer an infertile sharply drained growing medium. Winter dampness is death to them. Europeans have long grown them on tile roofs, whence the common name "houseleeks." Plant them in sandy gravelly infertile soil in sunny rock gardens, stone troughs, or crevices. Offsets may be severed and rooted in sand to create a whole new plant. Severed offsets are also useful for filling the gaps left by dead rosettes.
8 - 1
4 - 8
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Cactus or Succulent
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Summer
Hybrid Origin
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Well Drained
Loam, Sand
Drought
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Rosette/Stemless
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Showy
Pink
Blue Green, Rose
Purple, Blue Green, Rose
No
Single
Yes
Matte
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall
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