Diverse Mix of Varieties

Sempervivum offer a stunning variety of rosettes with unique colors. From vibrant reds to deep greens and purples, our hardy succulent seeds bring texture and beauty and suitable for gardeners seeking a low-maintenance, drought-tolerant, visually appealing ground cover plants.

Pollinator Friendly

Sempervivum seed flowers are not just beautiful but also pollinator-friendly. Their vibrant blooms attract bees and other beneficial insects while supporting local habitats and enjoying their stunning appearance. Suitable for gardeners that are looking for a pollinator friendly plant.

Suitable Groundcover Option

Our hardy succulents plants live outdoor, forming dense mats that are both drought-tolerant and visually appealing. Suitable for rock gardens, xeriscaping, and low-maintenance landscaping, it adds beauty and texture, great for creating a vibrant, long-lasting landscape in any garden.

Adapts to Containers

Our perennial plants adapts beautifully to containers, offering flexibility for small spaces like patios and balconies. Their compact size make them suitable for growing in pots or window boxes. Enjoy vibrant rosettes and minimal upkeep with our versatile succulents, even in urban environments.

Sempervivum (Sempervivum Montanum) - Commonly known as Mountain Hens and Chicks, this ground cover plant can be grown from Sempervivum seeds. Hens and Chicks is a hardy perennial with many small, succulent tight rosettes 2 - 3 inches in diameter all crowded together forming a clump. The rosettes produce many offsets, and the clump can grow over time. Hens and Chicks flowers are in clusters and are reddish-purple and star-shaped. The flowers rise up on short stalks in early summer. Grow Sempervivum succulent plants in sun or light shade and in a sandy well-drained soil. Avoid watering the Mountain Sempervivum excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between waterings. Mountain Hens and Chicks work well in rock gardens, containers, and as a general ground cover plant. They are hardy below 0F and listed to USDA zone 4. Sempervivum Montanum plants are evergreen requiring very little maintenance to thrive.

Sow Hens and Chicks seeds indoors in peat pots. Use a well-draining starter mix and press the Sempervivum seeds into the mix. Cover the seed very lightly with peat moss as the Hens and Chicks ground cover seeds need light to germinate. Keep seeds moist but not wet.

Diverse Mix of Varieties

Sempervivum offer a stunning variety of rosettes with unique colors. From vibrant reds to deep greens and purples, our hardy succulent seeds bring texture and beauty and suitable for gardeners seeking a low-maintenance, drought-tolerant, visually appealing ground cover plants.

Pollinator Friendly

Sempervivum seed flowers are not just beautiful but also pollinator-friendly. Their vibrant blooms attract bees and other beneficial insects while supporting local habitats and enjoying their stunning appearance. Suitable for gardeners that are looking for a pollinator friendly plant.

Suitable Groundcover Option

Our hardy succulents plants live outdoor, forming dense mats that are both drought-tolerant and visually appealing. Suitable for rock gardens, xeriscaping, and low-maintenance landscaping, it adds beauty and texture, great for creating a vibrant, long-lasting landscape in any garden.

Adapts to Containers

Our perennial plants adapts beautifully to containers, offering flexibility for small spaces like patios and balconies. Their compact size make them suitable for growing in pots or window boxes. Enjoy vibrant rosettes and minimal upkeep with our versatile succulents, even in urban environments.

Sempervivum (Sempervivum tectorum) - Also called: Common Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, House Leek, or Roof House Leek. Grown it in average, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. While it will tolerate some light shade, it will need some afternoon shade in extremely hot sunny locations. It thrives in sandy or gravelly soils and will tolerate poor soils and some drought. To perform well it needs sharp soil drainage and avoid overwatering. Plants spread by offsets to form colonies. The original rosette is referred to as the hen, the offsets from that rosette are called the chick. Individual rosettes die after bloom and should be removed from the garden at that time. This plant is moderately salt tolerant.

Sempervivum is often used in rock gardens, as a border front, in rock crevices, along stone walls, as a small area ground cover, and as an edging or foundations. They also make terrific container plants planted indoors or outdoors. Try planting them in a rock wall, with the plants tucked into the crevices which provides a good balance of drainage, radiant heat, and protect the plant's roots at the same time. Hens and chicks are at their best when planted in groups or massed as a ground cover.