Sempervivum Chick Charms® Gold Nugget
This hardy perennial is also widely referred to as a ‘House Leek’ and is an eyecatching and colourful succulent with colour changing foliage. Throughout the year it transitions from lime green foliage in the summer months to a fiery orange as winter begins. The fleshy leaves allow this evergreen perennial to be great for beginner gardeners, as it is drought-tolerant, super low maintenance and easy to grow, as well as being able to thrive in dry growing conditions and areas.
Plant your Sempervivum Chick Charms® Gold Nugget in small clumps and allow them to knit together and emerge their way through rockeries and narrow borders. Alternatively, pot them into alpine troughs and terracotta bowls, ideal for colourful patio and courtyard displays. Wherever you decide to grow this hardy House Leek, it will bring year-round colour and interest through its spikey and unsual structure. Height: 8cm (3″). Spread: 30cm (12″). Height: 8cm (3″). Spread: 30cm (12″).
Houseleeks require extremely good drainage. Grow sempervivum plants in sharply drained, gritty soil in full sun. Hairy species particularly resent cold, wet conditions and are best provided with some protection from winter weather.
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