Sempervivum ‘Green Wheel’

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Sempervivum ‘Green Wheel’ — cultivar name requires a label

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Identification status

The cultivar name ‘Green Wheel’ cannot be confirmed from green color alone. Retain the name only when a reliable label accompanies the plant.

Representative non-flowering form for Sempervivum ‘Green Wheel’. Representative photograph from Wikimedia Commons. Because identification is pending, compare the plant and its label before relying on the image. Photograph: Terragio67, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Plant typecold-hardy, offsetting rosette succulent

LightFull sun outdoors; provide strong light and good airflow

WaterWater after drying; protect from standing winter moisture

EdibilityNot a food plant

Native to United StatesNo

Native to Lafayette areaNo; it is a cultivated selection

InvasiveNo

Self-seedingYes, but seedlings do not remain true to the cultivar; offsets preserve it

Care

Light

Full sun outdoors; provide strong light and good airflow.

Water

Water after drying; protect from standing winter moisture. Use a pot with an open drainage hole.

Standard soil mix

One part screened potting mix to three parts coarse grit, pumice, or fine gravel. See Standard Potting Mixes.

Flowering

Each mature rosette flowers once and then dies, while surrounding offsets continue the colony.

Native environment

Representative habitat conditions associated with Sempervivum ‘Green Wheel’. Representative photograph from Wikimedia Commons. Because identification is pending, compare the plant and its label before relying on the image. Photograph: Maja Dumat, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

A second representative view of the plant or its habitat. Representative photograph from Wikimedia Commons. Because identification is pending, compare the plant and its label before relying on the image. Photograph: Maja Dumat, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

A cultivated selection derived from European and western Asian mountain houseleeks; it has no wild native range of its own.

Propagation

Seed germination and light

Sempervivum seeds need light. Press onto moist mix and leave uncovered. Seedlings can differ from their parents; use offsets to preserve a named cultivar.

Germination source: Swallowtail Garden Seeds, Sempervivum sowing guidance; RHS, How to grow sempervivum; additional sowing guidance. Reviewed 2026-09-21.