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Hens and Chicks
Sempervivum tectorum
Hens and Chicks is a medium-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 0.5-1 ft × 0.5-1.5 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow, purple and red blooms in summer. It stands up well to drought, dry soil and salt, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 0.5-1 ft × 0.5-1.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Purple, Red
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Tough against
- Drought, Dry soil, Salt
- Native to
- Central Europe
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