{"product_id":"assorted-mix-hen-and-chicks-bare-root-plant","title":"Assorted Mix Hen and Chicks - Bare Root Plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eHens and chicks are tough little succulents that grow as a large central rosette, the hen, surrounded by smaller offsets, the chicks. This is an unnamed assortment, so each plant is a surprise in color and form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are ideal for the cracks of stone walls and walkways, rock gardens, troughs and shallow containers. Over time the chicks fill in around the hen, and you can pull a few off at any time to start new plants elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTight, symmetrical rosettes 2 to 4 inches across made of thick, pointed, fleshy leaves; colors vary by plant and may include green, blue-green, red, burgundy and bronze, often with darker tips. Smaller rosettes cluster around the larger central one, attached by short runners. Occasionally a rosette sends up a thick stalk topped with small star-shaped flowers. The plants form a low cluster 3 to 4 inches tall and 6 to 8 inches wide. A grouping looks like a patchwork of succulent rosettes in mixed colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHens and chicks love the same lean, gravelly, sun-baked ground as lavender, so tuck them along the edge of a lavender bed, between stones or in gravel mulch for a low, sculptural contrast to the upright lavender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun in poor to average soil with sharp drainage, such as gravel, sandy soil, rock crevices or a shallow container; it needs very little water and rots in wet soil. Hardy in zones 3-8; a rosette that flowers will die afterward, so pull it out and let the surrounding chicks fill the gap, and replant extra chicks anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sempervivum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Occasional star-shaped flowers on a short stalk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Varies: green, blue-green, red, burgundy or bronze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low rosettes spreading by offsets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–4 in tall × 6–8 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"Bare Root Plant","offer_id":67776918192424,"sku":"GLLF-PER-6162D626-BR","price":12.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/assorted-mix-hen-and-chicks.jpg?v=1790892148","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/assorted-mix-hen-and-chicks-bare-root-plant","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}