Black Hen and Chicks - Bare Root Plant

Name: Black Hen and Chicks - Bare Root Plant
Brand: Great Lakes Lavender Farm
SKU: GLLF-PER-B6341ED7-BR
Price: 12.0 USD
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Live plants are pickup only June 1–September 30. Plugs and potted plants cannot use our shipping path to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, or WA; pickup may remain available. Soil-free bare root plants may ship to those states during March 1–May 31 when all remaining rules pass. Montana plug and potted-plant arrivals must be October 1–May 31.

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Bare root arrives dormant

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Until then it can look lifeless, so you won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether it will grow.

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About the Product

Black is a hardy hens and chicks with green centers and deep blackish-red tips, giving each rosette a dramatic, dark edge. It is a great choice for gravelly, poor soils where little else will grow.

The central hen produces a ring of chicks that fill in over time, and you can pull off a few to plant elsewhere at any time. Use it in stone wall crevices, between pavers, in rock gardens or in shallow containers.

What it looks like

Tight, symmetrical rosettes 2 to 4 inches across of thick, pointed, fleshy leaves; the center of each rosette is green, and the outer half of each leaf darkens to a deep black-red at the tip. Small offset rosettes cluster around the larger one. Rarely, a rosette sends up a thick stalk with small star-shaped flowers. The plant forms a low cluster 4 to 6 inches tall and 6 to 8 inches wide. A group looks like dark-edged green stars set in gravel.

Growing it with lavender

Hens 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.

Care

Grow 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.

At a glance

Botanical name: Sempervivum
Flower color: Occasional star-shaped flowers on a short stalk
Foliage: Green centers with black-red tips
Growth habit: Low rosettes spreading by offsets
Mature size: 4–6 in tall × 6–8 in wide
USDA hardiness zones: 3–8
Light: full sun
Deer resistance: Resistant
Pollinator value: Fair

Sizes and shipping

Dormant 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.

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Mature height: 6.0 in
Mature spread: 8.0 in
Fragrance: None
Deer: Resistant

Lavender companion · grow guide

How to grow Black

Hens and Chicks · Sempervivum

Hens and chicks need full sun and sharp drainage. They thrive on neglect: poor soil, little water, and no fertilizer.

Check my zone & planting dates

Full sunLight
Low waterFast drainage
pH 6.0–8.0Soil
Zones 3a–8bHardiness
6″ tall8″ wide
ResistantDeer · rabbits some resistance
Not known toxicPets

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Hardy in zones 3a–8b

Spring through early fall.

Dormant bare-root hens and chicks (sempervivum) as it arrives, laid on burlap

When it arrives

Your bare-root plant

Expect rosettes with short, wiry roots, sometimes a bit shriveled from shipping. That's normal. Set them on gritty soil with roots tucked in, water lightly, and keep out of soaked soil while new roots form.

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Bare root ships March–May while dormant, with little or no top growth, and it can look lifeless until then. That’s normal. Evergreen: rosettes stay visible all winter and often turn red or bronze in cold. In spring they plump up and offsets (chicks) appear on short runners.

You won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether a dormant plant will grow.

When to plant

Spring through early fall.

How deep

Set rosettes on the soil surface with only the roots buried. Never bury the rosette; a gravel mulch keeps leaves dry.

Spacing

6-12 in apart; chicks fill gaps.

Soil

Sandy, gravelly, or rocky soil · pH 6.0–8.0

Fix-it tip: Plant in gritty soil, rock gardens, walls, or troughs. In clay, mix in at least half grit or plant on a raised mound.

Sun

Full sun (tolerates light part shade).

Sun brings out red and purple colors; shade makes rosettes stretch and turn green.

Don’t give up on it

Is it alive? What spring looks like

Evergreen: rosettes stay visible all winter and often turn red or bronze in cold. In spring they plump up and offsets (chicks) appear on short runners.