How do I grow hen and chicks?
Hen and chicks (Sempervivum) are among the easiest plants to grow from Texas to Canada鈥檚 Zone 4. You鈥檒l be successful with them outdoors if you plant in full sun and well-drained soil. As with cacti, they don鈥檛 like shade or soggy ground.
They鈥檙e good container plants, indoors and out. When grown as a houseplant, be sure to give them sun or very bright light and don鈥檛 overwater. Let the soil dry completely before watering again.
If you've killed houseplants in the past by watering too much, use a potting soil that's just for cactus.
Although grown mostly for the succulent rosettes, mature plants do bloom. And another nice thing about hen and chicks 鈥� they鈥檙e drought-tolerant.
So enjoy your new evergreen plant and have fun with it. It will expand as it grows.
