Sempervivum arachnoideum [sem-per-VEE-vum, a-rak-NOY-dee-um] is a species of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae originating from Europe, the Alps, Carpathians, and the Apennines. The name or the genus translates to ‘always
Hen-and-chicks is a commonly used name for a group of succulents, mostly belonging to the Sempervivum genus and the Crassulaceae family. Hen-and-chick plants produce numerous offsets appearing around the base
Sempervivum calcareum [sem-per-VEE-vum, kal-KAR-ee-um] is a succulent perennial native to the southern Alps in New Zealand and belongs to the Sempervivum plant genus and Crassulaceae (stonecrop) family. It forms a
Sempervivum Tectorum [sem-per-VEE-vum, tek-TOR-um] is a flowering Sempervivum plant species from the family Crassulaceae. While the plant is native to southern Europe, it is cultivated in the entire continent due
At one time or another – perhaps in childhood – all of us have seen or owned a plump green rosette of rubbery maroon-tipped leaves known as “hens and chicks”
Hens and Chicks, aka Sempervivum pronounced (sem-per-VEEV-um), make up a group of approximately forty different species of small, rosette-forming succulent plants hailing from North Africa, Western Asia, and Europe. These