Gold Nugget rubikon hens & chicks
Sempervivum 'Gold Nugget'
USDA zones2 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size4 to 8 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Gold Nugget' rubikon hens & chicks (Sempervivum 'Gold Nugget') is a succulent for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry, sandy or loamy soil. Its rosettes are gold with red edges from January to May, turn apple green in summer, and glow red in fall. Use it as an edger for pathways or borders, or grow it in pots. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Biting stonecrop, Myrtle spurge, and Hens and chicks.