Sempervivum 'Frost & Flame' (Vaughn): A stunner for both its color and growth habit. This cultivar of S. 'Minaret' can be a silvery blue, dusty pink, to deep plum in different seasons. Its leaves are edged with fine cilia and lined with rippling watermarks from its epicuticular wax. This variety can grow large and produce a lot of offsets on short stolons, developing into an impressive clump.
Hens & Chicks need plenty of outdoor sunlight to show their best colors and maintain a tight rosette form. They thrive in gritty, well-draining soils and pots with drainage holes. They produce new offsets or "chicks" on stolons. These chicks can be lefts to form tidy clusters or removed to share and transplant.
Sempervivum do most of their growing in the spring and summer, and will thrive with weekly watering and afternoon shade if temperatures exceed 80F. They are incredibly frost hardy and will happily overwinter under a blanket of snow. Protect from heavy rains and standing water to prevent rot.