2nd Year Maturity. Hardy Mix sempervivum seeds grow exotic and eye-catching succulents ideal for many dry and thirsty gardens across North America. Hardy Mix seeds grow creeping 4 – 6” tall purple and mahogany ground cover perfect for accenting walkways, fences, patios, or lining a flower bed. Hardy Mix sempervivum seeds promise hardy, compact, and drought tolerant succulents bursting with dazzling pink, cream, yellow, and red rosettes. Hardy Mix is easy to grow from seed and makes for wonderful potted gifts or as an easy first grow for kids and novice gardeners. 1000 Seeds.

Growing Hardy Mixture Sempervivum Garden Seeds

• Taxonomy: Sempervivum tectorum
• Other Names: Houseleek, Liveforever, Hen and Chick, Jupiter's Eye, Thor's Beard, Devil's Beard, Thunderplant, Poor Jan's Leaf
• Seed Type: Perennial
• Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Sempervivum is easy to grow from seed and most often sown directly after final frost in a sunny spot at the southern end of the garden. For early color, start seeds indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior. Sempervivum seeds will take 14 – 21 days for germination.
• Days to Maturity: 2nd year maturity
• Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8
• Planting Depth: Press 3 – 4 seeds into soil with covering
• Plant Spacing: 12"
• Growth Habit: 4 – 6” tall creeping succulent with 8 – 12” spread covered in rosettes
• Soil Preference: Average, loamy, well-drained
• Light Preference: Full sun
• Diseases/Pests/Troublshooting: Heat and drought tolerant succulents, sempervivum is known to thrive in poor, dry soil. Avoid overwatering because plants will not perform well in wet and poorly-drained soil. And avoid overhead watering by watering soil directly to minimize moisture and wetting foliage which makes plants susceptible to crown rot, mold, and mildew.
• Color: Pink, cream, yellow, and red rosettes with purple-tipped succulent petals

Sempervivum Hardy Mix is easy to grow from seed and most often sown directly after final frost in a sunny spot at the southern end of the garden. For early color, start Hardy Mix sempervivum seeds indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior. Seeds will take 14 – 21 days for germination. For direct sowing, press 3 – 4 Hardy Mix sempervivum seeds into soil without covering 12” apart in average, loamy, and well-drained soil in full sun. Hardy Mix seeds grow heat and drought tolerant succulents, known for thriving in poor, dry soil. Avoid overwatering because Hardy Mix sempervivum seeds will not perform well in wet and poorly-drained soil. And avoid overhead watering by watering soil directly to minimize moisture and wetting foliage which makes plants susceptible to crown rot, mold, and mildew. Sempervivum has no serious insects or disease. Hardy Mix sempervivum seeds are perennials and will mature in its 2nd year as a hardy 4 – 6” tall creeping ground cover succulent with a 8 – 12” spread covered in pink, cream, yellow, and red rosettes.

Sempervivum tectorum is an evergreen native to the mountains of southern Europe and is nearly as popular today as it has been for thousands of years. Romans would plant sempervivum on their roofs to ward off Jupiter's lightning. Over the millennia, sempervivum has been called Houseleek, Liveforever, Hen and Chick, Jupiter's Eye, Thor's Beard, Devil's Beard, Thunderplant, and Poor Jan's Leaf just to name a few.