"Soft Line" Succulent Hen & Chicks Sempervivum Plant - 4" Pot

"Soft Line" Succulent Hen & Chicks Sempervivum Plant - 4" Pot

Sempervivum ‘Soft Line’, also known as Hens & Chicks, is a delightful succulent plant. Let me share some interesting details about it:

1. Appearance:

   • The rosettes of Sempervivum ‘Soft Line’ are entirely covered in soft, downy hairs, giving them a dove grey appearance.
   • Pink tints add seasonal interest to these charming succulents.
   • In summer, stalks with light pink that deepen to lavender flowers rise from the mature plants blooming from late summer through fall
   • The plant forms dense colonies through offsets, which are like little “chicks” growing around the “hen.”

2. Meaning of “Hens & Chicks”:

   • The name “Hens & Chicks” comes from the plant’s growth habit.
   • The main rosette (the “hen”) sends out smaller offsets (the “chicks”) that quickly multiply and create a beautiful patch of succulents.
   • Sempervivum is monocarpic, meaning the main rosette will eventually expire after blooming, but the chicks will fill in the space left behind.

3. Ideal Growing Conditions:

   • Sempervivum thrives in well-drained, gravelly soil.
   • Avoid wet soil in winter to prevent root rot (“wet feet”).
   • Once established, these plants are drought-tolerant.
   • They do well in containers, rock gardens, and even small crevices with limited soil.
   • Easy to grow plant
   • Container Plant 
     • Zones 4a - 9b

4. Size and Habit:

   • Sempervivum stays low to the ground, forming ground-hugging rosettes.
     
   • These Soft Line succulents grow to about 5" across and 3" tall
   • Attracts bees and butterflies
   • Deer resistant