Chocolate Kiss™ forms a large rosette that is a deep burgundy brown colour. Standing 5-8 cm tall and spreading up to 30 cms wide, it is one of the larger varieties in the collection. Chocolate Kiss™ is a great addition to your semp plantings with its unique brown colour providing a strong contrast to the lighter varieties.
- Height: 5-8 cm (2-3 in)
- Spread: 25-30 cm (10-12 in)
- Cold Hardiness: Zone 4-9
- Sun or Shade: minimum 4 hours of full sun
- Bloom Time: no set time
- Leaf Colour: burgundy brown
- Bloom Colour: pink
- Critter Resistance: deer and rabbits
- Nature Attraction: bees
Growing and Maintenance Tips
Grow Sempervivums in rock gardens, dry gardens, cracks and crevices, as edging or ground cover, or in containers. Indoors, try them in planters or troughs. They like full sun (6+ hours a day) to part sun (4-6 hours a day). Excellent drainage is essential, especially for plants in containers (drainage holes are a must, as is potting soil formulated for succulents). Let the soil go dry between thorough waterings. Neither deer or rabbits will eat them. If a plant starts to bloom the rosette will die. That is a normal part of their growth cycle. Remove the rosette after flowering and fill the space in with some fresh soil and plant a few of the smaller "babies" from the outside of the plant to fill in the space.
