Sempervivum tectorum 'Red' ~ Red Hens and Chicks, Houseleek southern-living LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings

COMPANION PLANTS: Coreopsis

If grown in part shade plants grow taller and require support

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Sempervivum tectorum 'Red' ~ Red Hens and Chicks, Houseleek southern-living LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or GroupHens and Chicks is a mat forming evergreen succulent with thick fleshy foliage that grows in rosettes. The mother rosette (hen) spreads out with horizontal stems to seed offsets (chicks). In summer a tall stalk rises from the hen sporting clusters of red purple flowers. The hen dies after flowering, giving space for the chicks to grow. Best color with full sun and dry to medium well drained soils. Drought and heat tolerant once established. There isnt