hens and chicks
Sempervivum tectorum
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size12 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Horizontal
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellow, purple, red
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, gray/silver, green, purple/lavender
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Hens and chicks (Sempervivum tectorum) is a succulent for rock gardens, containers, borders, and low maintenance spots. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy or loamy soil. It forms low evergreen rosettes that spread sideways, and bees and butterflies visit it. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Foliage comes in gold, gray, green, and purple shades.
Pairs well with Blue grama, Blue Rug juniper, Butterfly milkweed, and Ice plant.
Native range
Türkiye.