Sempervivum Spring Beauty
Product details
| Management number | 250424104 | Release Date | 2026/09/17 | List Price | US$3.20 | Model Number | 250424104 | ||
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- Description
- Sempervivum 'Spring Beauty' Care Guide
- FAQ/Common Issues
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Sempervivum Spring Beauty is a hardy, drought-tolerant hen and chicks succulent from the Crassulaceae family. Native to the mountains of Europe and western Asia, it evolved to grow in rocky, well-drained soils and harsh alpine conditions, and has been grown as a tough garden and container plant for centuries.
It forms tight, symmetrical rosettes with fleshy, pointed leaves that shift between soft greens and warm rosy-pink tones depending on sunlight exposure. As a clustering grower, it steadily produces offsets—called "chicks"—that fill in around the mother rosette for a spreading display.
Sempervivum 'Spring Beauty' handles balcony wind and tolerates dry heated indoor air in both outdoor and indoor settings. It can move outside for summer and stay outdoors into autumn without issue.
It naturalizes in rock gardens, containers, and alpine troughs, filling gaps in garden beds over time without becoming invasive. It is pet-friendly, so you can place it anywhere in your home without worry.
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Sempervivum Spring Beauty grows well in partial sun to full sun, needing at least four to six hours of direct light daily.
Water it deeply but infrequently, allowing soil to dry out completely between waterings, roughly every 10 to 14 days indoors.
Sempervivum 'Spring Beauty' does best in gritty, fast-draining cactus or succulent mix amended with extra perlite.
It tolerates temperatures from around 20°F up to 80°F, remaining frost-hardy through hard winters.
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Sempervivum 'Spring Beauty' is a slow to moderate clustering grower that rarely needs fertilizer, though a light balanced feed in spring can boost offset production.
It is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 8, tolerating frost well below 0°F. It grows outdoors year-round in Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. It grows outdoors in the upper Midwest through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and into the Northeast from New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine through Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. It grows outdoors in the mid-Atlantic across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia, and extends through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas into the Great Plains of Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. It grows outdoors in Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina, and into the upper South across Arkansas and Oklahoma, plus northern parts of Texas, Georgia, and Alabama.
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Q: How often should I water Sempervivum Spring Beauty?
A: Water every 10-14 days indoors, letting soil dry completely between waterings. Overwatering is the most common mistake with drought-tolerant succulents.
Q: Is it safe around cats and dogs?
A: Sempervivum Spring Beauty is non-toxic and pet-friendly, so you can display it anywhere in your home.
Q: What light does Sempervivum 'Spring Beauty' need indoors?
A: Place it in a bright window with direct sun for at least four hours a day. Rotate the pot regularly so all sides receive even light.
Q: How cold hardy is this plant?
A: Sempervivum 'Spring Beauty' survives temperatures well below 0°F and can stay outdoors through autumn and winter in most of its hardiness range without protection.
Q: How does Sempervivum 'Spring Beauty' spread?
A: It naturally produces offsets called chicks around the mother rosette. Once a chick develops its own roots, detach it and pot it up in well-draining succulent mix.
Q: Can it survive a long trip without watering?
A: Sempervivum 'Spring Beauty' can easily survive up to ten days without water.
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