There are plenty of hens & chicks in my neighborhood, but have never
seen one put out a flower (that I recall).

- Pat

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Joseph McAllister<[email protected]> wrote:
> Has no one on this list a photo of some "Hens & Chickens" or whatever they
> are called that grow in your rock walls or at the base of your trees?
>
> "Hens and chicks plants are mat-forming succulents that produce clusters of
> rosettes. The parent rosettes are the "hens," and the smaller rosettes that
> spring from them are the "chicks" or "chickens." This low-growing (4")
> perennial will quickly spread to 2' or more in width. Although grown for its
> foliage, hens and chicks do flower (see picture), on a tall (1') flower
> stalk. The foliage of hens and chicks plants can be red, green or some
> mixture thereof."
>
> Have some, but they are slides, and I'm not going to go lookin' today...  or
> tomorrow.

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