Sempervivum Pacific Blue Ice Spring Ephemerals which emerge green with red

which emerge green with red veins

having grown it in our garden since 2000

just in time for a visit from a thirsty moth

If your winter temperatures remain above 15F

The winter deciduous 1' tall x 4' wide rosettes (in good soil) are topped with 3' tall spikes of alien antennae-like flowers in June

Sempervivum Pacific Blue Ice Spring Ephemerals which emerge green with redSempervivum 'Pacific Blue Ice' is a 1998 release from Oregon plant breeder, Gary Gosset. The nicely offsetting 4" wide rosettes have a silvery blue color, that's overlain with rosy red as the temperatures cool in fall. We have found this to have excellent garden performance in the hot, humid, southeast US. This is often marketed as Berry Blues hens and chicks.