Item Tag: Sempervivum

HOUSELEEK Sempervivum Hybridum – 200 Bulk Seeds Houseleek Sempervivum Hybridum is a succulent perennial plant native to Morocco, Iran, and the mountains of southern Europe. Houseleek Sempervivum Hybridum seeds can be started indoors or directly outdoors, and cold stratification method helps to boost germination. Also commonly called Hens and Chicks, and Lifeforever, Sempervivum Hybridum is an unique mat-forming, low-growing ground cover plant that produce rosette shaped foliage of fleshy leaves in shades of green, silver, deep-maroon, brilliant-red, gray, and many combinations in between. Some leaves are dull and some are glossy, and while some are smooth to the touch, others are somewhat velvety and fine, spider web-like filaments may appear on a top of succulent leaves. The common name Hens and Chicks comes from two different types of foliage rosettes – parent rosettes that are called the “hens” and the smaller ” chicks” rosettes that grow from the parents. Houseleek blooms from March till June producing 12 inch flower stalks that are topped with clusters of pink, red and lavender flowers.Houseleek Sempervivum Hybridum is very popular as a winter hardy ground cover, rock and alpine garden plant, and Hens and Chicks flower looks wonderful growing in containers with other succulents, pots, on roofs, between flagstones, in wall crevices, and along pathways. Sempervivum Hybridum seeds have to be just lightly covered with peat moss, because light is required for germination. The established Houseleek is a very low maintenance plant that can grow in any well drained soil tolerating drought and easily surviving temperatures as low as minus 30C (-20F).PLANT PROFILE Season: Perennial Height: 2-4 Inches Bloom Season: Spring/Summer Environment: Sun/Partial Shade Soil Type: Rich/Average/Poor/Dry/Moist well-drained, pH 5.5-7.0 USDA Zones: 3-11PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS Sow Indoors: Winter/Spring Sow Outdoors: Spring/Fall Seed Depth: Surface sowing – cover lightly with peat moss Germination Time: 7-21 Days SHIPPING We offer a low flat shipping rate per shipment. If you order more than one item, you can easily combine multiple items into one shipment. PAYMENT We accept PayPal and credit card payments through payPal. WARRANTY OVM Seeds (the seller) warrants seed to be of the variety and quantity advertised. For domestic U.S. shipments, safe delivery is guaranteed, and if the shipment is insured, the seeds lost or damaged during shipment will be replaced at seller’s expense. Claims must be made within 15 days of shipment. All other replacements, refunds, returns and exchanges will be made at the sole discretion of the seller. Seed is a live product which depends on many important related grower skills such as proper planting time, seed depth, type of soil, irrigation, proper use of fertilizers, weed controls, fungicides, insecticides, disease free soil, and reasonable weather conditions during the growing period. Germination is affected by such factors as temperature, moisture content, light intensity and contamination of planting media. These factors are totally out of the seller’s control and are the buyer’s responsibility and risk. Consequently, the seller cannot unconditionally guarantee seed to perform properly regardless of conditions or the buyer’s methods or mistakes. This is the sole warranty; we make no other, express or implied. We cannot guarantee establishment of seed due to various factors over which we have no control. Liability, whether contractual, for negligence or otherwise, is limited in all respects to the amount of the purchase price of the seeds, regardless of the nature, cause or extent of the loss. It is expressly agreed that this limited remedy is exclusive and that we shall not be liable for any damages over and above the purchase price of this product. And as a condition to any liability on our part, we must receive notice by registered mail of any claim.