Chick Charms® Giant Gold Mine Hens and Chicks

Light Needs

Partial Shade to Full Sun

(At Least 3 Hours of Direct Sunlight)

Mature Height

6-11 Inches

Mature Spread

6-11 Inches

Growing Zones

3 to 8

For something rather unusual, check out the vibrant Chick Charms® Giant Gold Mine. This sempervivum produces ornate red leaves with a golden tip. This is a large variety that produces rosettes up to 10 inches wide. It may produce pink flowers in the summer. 

Drought tolerant, the Chick Charms® Giant Gold Mine Hens and Chicks is low maintenance and easy to care for. It is both deer and rabbit resistant. Giant Gold Mine is often grown in rock and gravel gardens, and is ideal for growing in containers or troughs. Grow this sempervivum in USDA zones 3 to 8.  

Chick Charms® Giant Gold Mine Hens and Chicks Care

The Chick Charms® Giant Gold Mine Hens and Chicks grows in full sun to partial shade. It needs free-draining soil and can tolerate poorer substrates. Give it a little water during the first year to help it establish. From then on, it can cope with prolonged dry spells. Feeding is not usually needed. Nevertheless, a general-purpose fertilizer can be sparingly applied in the spring.

Cut back flowering stems after they have faded. Propagate this succulent by gently removing the chicks and transplanting them to another space.

Chick Charms® Giant Gold Mine Hens and Chicks Spacing

The Chick Charms® Giant Gold Mine Hens and Chicks grows to around 3 inches tall and 10 inches wide. When growing as a group, a spacing of 10 to 12 inches will allow the plants room to thrive and spread. 

SKU:

SEMGM