Green Wall Plant Feature: Sempervivum 'Cobweb Buttons'

Sempervivum 'Cobweb Buttons'

(Sempervivums are also known as Hens and chicks.)



These 'Cobweb Buttons" are adorable. Super rounded rosettes of tightly packed, bright green leaves are thickly laced with fuzzy white webbing.

The rosettes develop by offsets into crowded, richly textured mats. In summer the older rosettes send out thick stalks bristling with stubby pointed leaves and topped with dense clusters of pinkish-white blooms. Rosettes die after flowering.

Like other succulents, sempervivums don’t ask for deep soils but prefer an infertile sharply drained growing medium. Wet winter conditions will kill them.

Plant them in sandy gravelly infertile soil in sunny rock gardens, stone troughs, or crevices. And as you can see the are very happy in our green wall. Offsets may be severed and rooted in sand to create a whole new plant.

Sun Exposure
Full Sun to part shade.

Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Well drained

Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid

Soil Moisture
Average
Dry

Care Level
Easy

Flower Color
Pink

Blooming Time
Early Summer

Foliage Color
Green with fuzzy white webbing.

Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Alpine & Rock
Attracts Butterflies
Containers
Deer Resistant
Drought Tolerant
Edging
Rabbit Resistant
Evergreen
Ground Cover

Flower Head Size
The rosettes can send up flowers 6 to 8" tall.

Height
2-5 cm
1-2 inches

Spread
20-30 cm
8-12 inches

Foot Traffic
Not recommended.

Growth Rate
Medium

Green Wall Plant Feature: Sempervivum 'Green Wheel'

Sempervivum 'Green Wheel'

Sempervivums are also known as Hens and chicks. ‘Green Wheel’ is especially vigorous and pretty. It has densely packed apple green leaves that form remarkably symmetrical rosettes.

In late spring to early summer older rosettes may send up a single flower stalk. These are topped with branched clusters of five-petaled pink blooms. Once a rosette flowers it will die, but offsets that have not bloomed will live.

A well-drained situation is the key to growing these succulents successfully. Most varieties of Sempervivum are very cold hardy and very low maintenance.

Sempervivums are ideal for sun drenched elevated rock gardens, but will not stand up to low desert summer heat.

Sun Exposure
Full Sun.

Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Well drained

Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid

Soil Moisture
Average
Dry

Care Level
Easy

Flower Color
Pink

Blooming Time
Early Summer

Foliage Color
Apple green

Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Alpine & Rock
Attracts Butterflies
Containers
Deer Resistant
Drought Tolerant
Edging
Rabbit Resistant
Evergreen
Ground Cover

Flower Head Size
The rosettes can send up flowers 6 to 8" tall.

Height
2-5 cm
1-2 inches

Spread
20-30 cm
8-12 inches

Foot Traffic
Not recommended.

Growth Rate
Medium

Green Wall Plant Feature: Sedum 'Voodoo'

Sedum 'Voodoo'

Intense dark mahogany foliage provides a stunning contrast to the almost neon, luminous rosy-red flowers which appear June through August. A great little tough, drought tolerant succulent groundcover for hot, sunny locations. To only 4”-6” tall, its habit is sprawling but can be formed into a dense mat with a bit of stem pinching. Durable, carefree, & long-lived, it also makes a nice container subject.

Sun Exposure
Full Sun to part shade

Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Well drained

Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid

Soil Moisture
Average
Dry

Care Level
Easy

Flower Color
Red

Blooming Time
Early Summer

Foliage Color
Dark maroon (The darkest foliage of all sedum varieties.)

Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Alpine & Rock
Attracts Butterflies
Containers
Deer Resistant
Drought Tolerant
Edging
Rabbit Resistant
Evergreen
Ground Cover

Flower Head Size
Very Small

Height
10-18 cm
4-6 inches

Spread
20-30 cm
8-12 inches

Foot Traffic
Light

Growth Rate
Fast

Green Wall Plant Feature: Sedum a. 'Orange Ice'

Sedum a. 'Orange Ice'

A fantastic selection with green foliage during summer, which turns a unique orange color in fall and winter. Blooms in mid summer with many clear white flowers. It is an evergreen variety.

We choose 'Orange Ice' because it is very low growing, but in our Green wall, it is the slowest variety to fill in so far. It will be interesting to see how it compares with others over the long run.


Sun Exposure
Full Sun

Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Clay

Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid

Soil Moisture
Average
Dry

Care Level
Easy

Flower Color
White

Blooming Time
Early Summer

Foliage Color
Bright green
Orange in fall and winter

Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Alpine & Rock
Attracts Butterflies
Containers
Deer Resistant
Drought Tolerant
Edging
Rabbit Resistant
Evergreen
Ground Cover

Flower Head Size
Very Small

Height
3-5 cm
1-2 inches

Spread
20-30 cm
8-12 inches

Foot Traffic
Light

Growth Rate
Slow

Green Wall Plant feature: Sedum 'Dasyphyllum Major'

Sedum 'Dasyphyllum Major'

The creeping selections of Stonecrop are excellent groundcover plants, particularly for hot, dry sites. This species forms a low carpet of tiny round powdery blue-grey leaves, remaining evergreen in mild regions. Clusters of white star flowers appear in early summer.

A fast grower, this is best kept away from slower alpine plants. Takes on a mauve cast during cool weather. Mow or clip back in spring if desired. Has potential as a lawn substitute and for use on green roofs and green walls, as well as in rock walls, rock gardens and containers. May well prove to be hardy in Zone 4 or colder.


Sun Exposure
Full Sun

Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Clay

Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid

Soil Moisture
Average
Dry

Care Level
Easy

Flower Color
White

Blooming Time
Early Summer

Foliage Color
Blue
Grey Green

Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Alpine & Rock
Attracts Butterflies
Containers
Deer Resistant
Drought Tolerant
Edging
Rabbit Resistant
Evergreen
Ground Cover

Flower Head Size
Very Small

Height
5-10 cm
2-4 inches

Spread
20-30 cm
8-12 inches

Foot Traffic
Light

Growth Rate
Medium

Books and Birding Supplies

We have a new supply of new gardening books by Timberland Press including Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs, which is one of Victoria Gardens' favorite reference books. Other titles we are carrying are Armitage's Native Plants for North American Gardens, Essential Garden design Workbook, Family Kitchen Garden, 50 High-Impact Low-Care Garden Plants, Planting Green Roofs, 400 Trees and Shrubs for Small Spaces, and Perennial Companions.

We also have a new selection of bird houses, bird feeder's (squirel resistant), and bird seed.