Sempervivum ‘Rita Jane’
Plant number: 1.496.040Among the easiest plants to grow, Hen-and-chicks tolerate heat, drought and neglect with style. Useful in rock gardens, container gardens of all types, rooftop gardens and rock walls. Hundreds of varieties exist. All types form a low cushion or carpet of fleshy leaves with tiny new plants appearing in a circle around the mother in the middle. This selection has large, grey-green leaves with sharp, pointed deep purple tips and a rose base. Seasonal colour variations. Easily increased by just removing the small baby rosettes and replanting in a new location at almost any time. After flowering, the mother rosette dies to leave room for the chicks: remove this by tugging gently at the base of the bloom stem. Further details for |
Sempervivum ‘Rita Jane’
Plant number: 1.496.040Among the easiest plants to grow, Hen-and-chicks tolerate heat, drought and neglect with style. Useful in rock gardens, container gardens of all types, rooftop gardens and rock walls. Hundreds of varieties exist. All types form a low cushion or carpet of fleshy leaves with tiny new plants appearing in a circle around the mother in the middle. This selection has large, grey-green leaves with sharp, pointed deep purple tips and a rose base. Seasonal colour variations. Easily increased by just removing the small baby rosettes and replanting in a new location at almost any time. After flowering, the mother rosette dies to leave room for the chicks: remove this by tugging gently at the base of the bloom stem. Further details for |