{"id":4129,"date":"2025-08-15T07:51:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/11-of-the-best-hens-and-chicks-varieties-sempervivum\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T07:51:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:51:42","slug":"11-of-the-best-hens-and-chicks-varieties-sempervivum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/15\/11-of-the-best-hens-and-chicks-varieties-sempervivum\/","title":{"rendered":"11 of the Best Hens and Chicks Varieties (Sempervivum)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here are 11 potential candidates to become your next favorite Sempervivum<\/em>:<\/p>\n

1. Berry Blues<\/h2>\n

You might see blue but you won\u2019t feel that way when this deep-hued hens and chicks plant is spreading raucously across the ground in your backyard or within a rock garden.<\/p>\n

With blue-green foliage<\/strong><\/a> surrounding an almost burgundy center, Berry Blues\u2122 reaches four inches tall and plants can produce offsets and spread as much as a foot before flowering.<\/p>\n

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This blue beauty is even more cold-tolerant than most, though not quite as heat tolerant as some varieties. It\u2019s hardy in Zones 3 to 8.<\/p>\n

Part of the Chick Charms\u00ae series from Garden Solutions, Berry Blues\u2122 is available via Amazon<\/a><\/strong> or as part of the \u201cgrower\u2019s choice\u201d grab bag of selections available at\u00a0Nature Hills Nursery<\/a><\/strong> in a four-pack of quart-sized containers.<\/p>\n

2. Black Rose<\/h2>\n

The color isn\u2019t true enough to match a little black dress, but this Sempervivum<\/em> is as classic and handy as the beloved all-occasion garb.<\/p>\n

It also swirls like one\u2019s a favorite skirt, only upward.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Black Rose\u2019 forms true green rosettes that grow about four inches tall and spread six inches, tops. They develop purple-black tips that become ever more prominent as the weather warms.<\/p>\n

The color looks especially lovely in a container with other outdoor succulents that have red foliage.<\/p>\n

This hens and chicks cultivar is often confused with Aeonium arboreum<\/em> \u2018Black Rose,\u2019 another rosette-forming succulent from a different genus which has thicker stems and a more saturated, blacker color.<\/p>\n

Sempervivum<\/em> \u2018Black Rose\u2019 is available as a \u201cgrower\u2019s choice\u201d option from Succulent Gardens<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

3. Commander Hay<\/h2>\n

\u2018Commander Hay\u2019 is a Sempervivum<\/em> hybrid that forms tight rosettes of green leaves brushed with deep burgundy, the color intensifies in cool weather for added seasonal interest.<\/p>\n

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Reaching about four to six inches tall and nine to 12 inches wide, this hens and chicks cultivar forms dense mats.<\/p>\n

Hardy in Zones 3 to 8, \u2018Commander Hay\u2019 is ideal for rock gardens or container growing.<\/p>\n

4. Desert Bloom<\/h2>\n

Wish you could bring the sunny sand and succulent plants from arid regions home to grow in cooler climes?<\/p>\n

This hens and chicks variety has a definite desert vibe, but grows far more quickly than most types of cacti and is hardy in Zones 4 to 9.<\/p>\n

\u2018Desert Bloom\u2019 produces rosettes about three-inches square at maturity, with baby offsets surrounding the mass at the base in clusters. The plant will spread about eight inches.<\/p>\n

Its pointy leaves are light green kissed with a dusky pink in spring. The hue becomes bright lilac in winter.<\/p>\n

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Like a jade plant, it has a protective waxy coating that makes the surface smoother than that of some other varieties.<\/p>\n

\u2018Desert Bloom\u2019 is available from Hirt\u2019s Gardens via Walmart<\/a><\/strong> in quart-size pots.<\/p>\n

5. Greenii<\/h2>\n

\u2018Greenii\u2019 is a cultivar of S. calcareum<\/em>, a hens and chicks species characterized by large rosettes.<\/p>\n

Its sharply pointed leaves can form rosettes that are six inches across and the plants reach about the same height. They can spread up to a foot at maturity.<\/p>\n

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Each point is tinged with a mahogany hue, and the overall effect is big and bold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n