Description:
'Cobweb' is covered with fine, white threads which crisscross between the leaves' tips like a cobweb. Each rosette of pointy, blue-green leaves grows about 1 inch wide. Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.
Common Name: Hen and Chicks
Family: Crassulaceae (The Stonecrop Family)
Zone Hardiness: 2-9
Light: Full Sun
Height: under 4"
Width: 4-8"
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Dry, Drought Tolerant
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Roofs, old walls, chimneys and rocks, especially on limestone.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
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