Hen and Chicks

Common name

Hen and Chicks

Botanical name

Echeveria nodulosa

Variety

na

Zone

USDA Zone 10 (30°F) to USDA Zone 11 (40°F).

Light

Sun

Height

4-12" (10-31 cm)

Habit

Clumping

Feed

Use all-purpose

Water

Weekly during dry spells

Bloom Time

Summer-fall

Maintenance

Mulch to reduce weeds

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About

This easy care plant is heat tolerant, drought tolerant, and deadheading is not necessary. Exquisite red markings define the interior and edges of each leaf; pink flowers appear in fall. Use in rock gardens, mixed containers and desert plantings.

Companion Plants

Purple Fountain Grass

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