The Ugly Face of Sempervivum Root Rot
Apr 13th 2013
Sempervivum are tough little succulent plants. They can take most punishment that their owners inflict on them. These little plants punch through neglect like it's nothing. Drought doesn't phase them and cold just makes them more colorful. Despite these super powers, they have a weakness. Their kryptonite is cold, wet feet.Hens and Chicks do not like to have their roots sitting in cold water. If the plant is dry and cold, it will be okay. If it's summer time and the plant is in a puddle then it
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Deer Resistant Sempervivum
Mar 10th 2013
Sempervivum, Sedum and other succulents have a great resume of positive characteristics. They are drought tolerant, easy care, have colorful year-round foliage, and many are cold hardy. In addition to all this, hens and chicks and sedum often find their way onto Deer Resistant plant lists.
Unfortunately, the lists of deer resistant plants haven’t been well distributed among the deer herds. You’ll notice that all the lists say resistant, not deer proof. That’s because there really isn’t such
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How Late Can You Plant Hens and Chicks?
Oct 14th 2012
As autumn hits we see dazzling colors on display. Not only do the trees show off their fiery fall hues, but hens and chicks kick things up a notch as well. The cooler temperatures bring out brilliant reds in sempervivum and jovibarba succulents. Varieties like jovibarba rollers with their bright red tips look so good, who wouldn't be tempted to plant some more in their yard. So, naturally, we start getting a lot of questions from people saying, "I really want to plant some more hens and chick
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Jovibarba Hen and Chicks
Sep 6th 2012
Hens and Chicks. This is the common name used to refer to Sempervivum, Jovibarba, and Echeveria. Sempervivum and Jovibarba are very similar. So similar that it can often be difficult to distinguish between them. Although most of the characteristics and care requirements of Sempervivum and Jovibarba are identical, there are a couple identifying traits.
Jovibarba are a separate plant genus from Sempervivum. They come from the alpine regions of southeastern Europe making them extremely cold ha
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Flowers on Hens and Chicks
Jul 25th 2012
Hens and chicks aren’t typically known for their flowers. Many people are unaware that these succulents even produce flowers. When summer hits it can be startling to see a familiar plant begin to grow in such an unfamiliar way. Don’t worry, you haven’t done anything wrong, it’s just part of the natural life cycle of the plant.A rosette is the typical form of hen and chick plants. When the center
of that rosette starts to grow upwards then you know it’s the beginning
of the end. The center of
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