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Left on their own, Sempervivum rosettes grow into tidy, mounding clusters. They are also particularly easy to propagate by hand because they produce new offsets or "chicks" on stolons (horizontal stems). When the chick is at least 1.0" in diameter, cut or gently pull it from its mother rosette. Place the new offsets on well draining soil in partial sun and water regularly until it can establish mature roots. The prop Read more
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CROWN DIVISION
While standard Sempervivum (Hens & Chicks) are known for sending out young plant offsets on stolons from a central mother rosette, new growth in S. heuffelii arises through crown division. S. heuffelii varieties develop offsets right in the middle of an older rosette. As leaves emerge and enlarge, the clump expands to make room for the new, individual rosettes.
PROPAGATING BY HAND
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