 Jovibarba heuffelii 'Irene'
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- common names: “hen and chicks”
- flowering season: summer
- height: 3 to 4 inches; the flowers grow several inches taller
- Light requirements: full sun
- Soil requirements: average, well drained
- Water requirments: drought tolerant
- Growth habit: grows as a rosette or a tight cluster of leaves that do no normally send out runners the way the other “hen and chicks” known as Sempervivum usually do
- How to propagate: Jovibarbas have to be cut with a knife to propagate them
- Leaf type: thick succulent leaves
- Ways to use it: grows easily in a sunny rock garden or in pots
- Special characteristics: the leaf margins of many of the Jovibarbas have a lighter, contrasting coloring; native to the mountains of the Balkans and vicinity
The heart of the plant is green. The leaves are mostly a rich, medium red, being a lighter red closer to the center of the plant and a darker red towards the leaf tips. The leaf edges standout with a lighter coloring, due to the small hairs lining the edges. Cold hardy to USDA Zone 4 (-20° to -30°F). |
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