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Hens and Chicks

Hens and Chicks

Sempervivum

Hens and Chicks is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and colour all season long.

Bloom time
Foliage plant
Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Sun
Full sun
Water
Low water
Mature size
0.1 m × 0.2 m
Type
Perennial
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Growing Hens and Chicks

Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–8. Expect it to reach about 0.1 m tall and 0.2 m wide at maturity, in roughly 3 years.

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Drop this plant onto a 3D plan, see how it fills in, and watch your whole garden bloom across the year.

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