Sempervivum 'Greenii': Crisp Rosettes with Dark Red Tips
Enjoy the neat geometry of Sempervivum calcareum 'Greenii'. Its densely packed gray-green leaves taper to dark red tips, forming crisp rosettes that gradually make a low colony of hens and chicks.
- 🌹 Dense pointed rosettes create a striking geometric pattern
- 🩶 Gray-green foliage offers a soft, cool base color
- 🍷 Dark red tips give each rosette a defined outline
- 🌱 Offset chicks help the colony spread
- 🪴 Hardy outdoor character suits rock gardens and gritty planters
Give Greenii a sunny outdoor spot and let the offsets fill in around it. The sharp tips look especially lovely against pale gravel.
Care Tips
Light: Grow outdoors in full sun, with shelter from extreme reflected heat if needed.
Water: Let the soil dry between waterings. Water new plantings while establishing; established outdoor plants need little extra water, especially in winter.
Soil: Use gritty, sharply drained soil and protect from excessive winter wet.
Potting: Choose a pot with drainage holes and repot when the roots need more room.
Humidity: Provide good airflow and avoid persistently damp foliage.
Temperature: A cold-hardy outdoor succulent. Keep drainage excellent and protect small container roots from severe exposure.
Flowering: A flowering rosette dies afterward, while the offsets carry on growing.
Shipping & Handling
- Most plants are shipped bare roots without the pot and soil, with the following exceptions:
- We commit to shipping bare roots, which requires more time and labor, and provide excellent quality and service to our customers - see Benefits of Shipping Bare Roots
- You will receive a very similar plant to the one shown in the photos; shape and color may vary
- Ship within USA & its outlying territories only
- Please visit Order Processing & Shipping info page for additional details
Care Instructions
Please visit our Succulent Care info page for more details.
To ensure the health of succulents, it is important to plant them in porous, well-draining soil. Succulents require little watering, but don't like to sit in wet soil. To create an adequate cactus mix, simply add pumice, perlite, or grit to cactus soil to provide the proper drainage.
Allow the soil to dry to the level recommended in the Care Tips above before watering again. Always drain excess water.
Weather Conditions
- When ordering, be mindful that living succulents can freeze. If you live in an area that is below 40°F, please consider purchasing plant until the weather is more suitable.
- Shipping Warmer: 72+ Hours Heat Packs available at my store for $2.00 each
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