Product Description

Hens & Chicks (Sempervivum species) Sempervivum are succulent, rosette forming plants belonging to the Crassulaceae family. They are commonly known as Hens & Chicks, Houseleeks or Hen and Chickens. The main attraction of these plants is their colourful rosettes of leaves. These range from bright yellow, through various shades of green, grey, pink, purple, red, orange and brown, to almost black in some varieties. The leaves may be dull or glossy, or covered with soft down or longer hairs. Small silvery hairs are commonly found along the leaf margins and in many varieties the leaf tips bear a tuft of longer hairs that can form a "spiderweb" over the surface of the rosettes. Leaf shape can also vary from short, succulent, almost round leaves to long, tapering, finely pointed ones. The rosettes are most striking in the spring and summer but even in the winter when growth stops, many varieties remain attractively coloured. It is the endless range of different leaf shapes, colours and textures that make this group so interesting to enthusiasts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2511 in Lawn & Patio
• Brand: Hirts: Seed; Perennial

Features

• Hens and Chicks has proper name Sempervivum Species
• Sempervivum are succulent, rosette forming plants belonging to the Crassulaceae family
• Rosettes are most striking in the spring and summer
• Even in the winter when growth stops, many varieties remain attractively coloured
• 200 seeds

Customer Reviews

200 microscopic seeds
These are sooo hard to work with. They are the size and consistency of dust. There may be 200 of them, but you can't separate them. After you open the package, you'd better not sneeze. Seriously, there is less than 1/8 teaspoon in the package. One good sneeze & they'd all be gone.

3 out of 200 ?! What kind of germination is that??
I got 200 of these, but only saw 3 come out. This must be the worst germination EVER!!!