Among the easiest plants to grow, Hen-and-chicks tolerate heat, drought and neglect with style. Useful in rock gardens, container gardens of all types, rooftop gardens and rock walls. Hundreds of varieties exist. All types form a low cushion or carpet of fleshy leaves, tiny new plants appearing in a circle around the mother in the middle. This selection transitions through many colours over the season. Leaves are purple in spring, maturing to a deep red in summer. In fall and winter, colour ranges from mahogany to brown. Easily increased by just removing the small baby rosettes and replanting in a new location at almost any time. After flowering, the mother rosette dies to leave room for the chicks: remove this by tugging gently at the base of the bloom stem.
The next time you are buying perennials please look for our helpful labels and blue pots, and remember "The best perennials come out of the blue"!
