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Houseleeks (green and red mix)
View 1, 27 Sept 2026

Houseleeks (green and red mix)

Sempervivum (varieties unconfirmed)

A crowded pot of houseleek rosettes in a mix of green and red, topped with slate chippings. Probably more than one variety.

The offsets (the 'chicks') can be pulled off and potted up to make new plants. A rosette dies after it flowers, but the chicks carry on. Needs sun and gritty, free-draining compost.

Common name
Houseleeks (green and red mix)
Section
Pots & containers
Spot
Patio
Soil
Mix of garden-centre compost and fresh compost
Options
Potential

A mixed rosette display for a shallow container, rock or gravel planting, using the foliage colours as the main contrast.

From
A local independent garden centre
Age
About 2 years
Next repot
Around Apr 2027
Edible
❌ Not for eating.
Hardy
✅ Fully
Garden-centre price
about £6
Did you know?

Legend has it Charlemagne ordered houseleeks planted on roofs to ward off lightning.

RHS guide (general, varieties unconfirmed)

Care & updates

Next root check
Apr 2027
What to expect
Slow growers: a few new leaves or pups a year, most of it in spring and summer.
Feeding
Every 42 days, Apr–Aug, with Cactus & succulent feed
  1. Observation

    Healthy, tightly packed pot of rosettes in greens and deep reds, with lots of offsets. A few dried-up old leaves between the rosettes.

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Houseleeks are Sempervivum, which means 'live forever'.

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