These Aren’t Your Grandma’s Hens and Chicks

One of the most colorful selections of Sempervivum, Peggy Hens & Chicks brings rich hues and luscious texture to gardens and containers. A beautiful variety of Hens & Chicks that transitions through many colors over the seasons. In spring, gorgeous rosettes are made up of purple to wine red, pointy leaves flushed with apple green at the base. The leaves transition to deep red in summer. Fall and winter colors are more subdued, ranging from mahogany to brown. Starry flowers are produced on leafy stalks in midsummer.

This evergreen plant brings considerable interest when planted in the cracks and crevices of stone walls or walkways. It is also very attractive in containers, alone or mixed with other succulents or cacti. It prefers full sun and good drainage. A low maintenance delight with low water needs. Deer and rabbit leave it alone.

Sempervivum is comprised of one large rosette called the “hen” which sprouts many smaller rosettes around it called “chicks.” As the plants age, the “hen” may die out and be replaced by the “chicks.” Rosettes that produce the flower stalks will die off and should be replaced by the “chicks.” Plants can be divided easily at any time by pulling up some of the “chicks” and replanting them elsewhere.

Sempervivum are the perfect plants for your hottest, sunniest sites. They make excellent weed smothering, slow growing evergreen ground covers. Although they are tolerant of many situations, they do best in gritty soil that is well drained.

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Plant in sun and well draining soil.