Sempervivum is a popular succulent with evergreen rosettes of leaves surrounded by smaller rosettes — the “chicks.” They are very hardy, low-maintenance plants.

This one of our facts about succulents might surprise you. “Succulent” is a loose term with no single definition. It refers ...

Spring is the best time to plant Hens-and-chicks. These plants experience their main growth spurt in April and May. Growth slows in the heat of summer and accelerates again in fall.

If there was an award for cutest succulent, it would undoubtedly go to hens and chicks. Native to southern Europe and northern Africa, the petite plant is beloved by gardeners around the world for ...

The “hen,” or mama plant, is a succulent that forms a rosette of tufted leaves and spreads by producing offsets, or “chicks.” They grow into little families, thus hens-and-chicks.

Hen and Chicks: This adorably named succulent forms round rosettes of fleshy leaves in a range of colors. A mature plant (the hen) frequently sends out runners to create tiny new plants (the ...

Hens and chicks are much more than fine feathered friends - they're also easy to grow succulents that are often used for ground cover.

While ambling about and perusing through your favorite garden center you may run across these mysterious plants — succulents.

The common name "hens-and-chicks" comes from the fact that when the mother plant blooms it dies, but she gives birth to lots of baby plants that form all around the mother plant.

Hen & Chicks are more or less an introductory into the succulent scene as many more, of what I would term “exotic” plants, are now on the market.

The plants appear to live forever as the chicks continue on as part of the original plant. The propagation of other succulents is fascinating to observe and it’s fun to watch the plants develop.