Hen and Chicks
Common name
Hen and Chicks
Botanical name
Echeveria gibbiflora
Variety
0
Zone
USDA Zone 10 (30°F) to USDA Zone 11 (40°F)
Light
Part sun
Height
12-12in (30-30 cm)
Habit
Spreading
Feed
Fertilize with an all-purpose fertilizer
Water
Water weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color
Blue
Bloom Time
Summer-winter
Maintenance
Mulch to reduce weeds
About
This easy-care plant is heat tolerant, drought tolerant, and deadheading is not necessary. Rosettes of wavy, coral-blushed blue-green leaves produce slender wands of red pink flowers. Grows well in poor, rocky soil, and ideally suited for rock gardens, mixed containers and desert plantings. Can be grown indoors as a house plant where not cold hardy--simply place in a bright window and water sparingly.
