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hens and chicks #28802 Apr 22nd, 2007 at 09:19 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY I'm always so glad to see my hens and chicks start to plump up again outside after their long, cold winter nap. I've had these batches for probably 4 years or so now... They are still red from the winter cold, but will soon green up, as they are doing in the frog! I have bought the very large ones that Home Depot sometimes gets in, but since the large mother hen dies off after flowering, it's not really worth the money, as only a few babies tend to survive afterwards. I WOULD like to find a better variety that puts out larger chicks though...

Re: hens and chicks plants 'n pots #28809 Apr 22nd, 2007 at 09:31 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas WOW you've got a lot!!!! I've got a few but they are multiplying I like the frog planter!!! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: hens and chicks angelblossom #28816 Apr 22nd, 2007 at 09:56 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Awesome Lynne! I have some in my yard, but the middle flowered and died off last year and now all I have is a few little babies left.

Re: hens and chicks #59483 Jun 6th, 2007 at 02:49 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Here they are today - a bit more bronze, and larger!

Re: hens and chicks plants 'n pots #59822 Jun 7th, 2007 at 03:26 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,470 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,470 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Wow, prettier than mine. I accidentally ran them over yesterday with the lawn mower ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: hens and chicks Sunflowers #59833 Jun 7th, 2007 at 03:48 AM Anonymous Unregistered Anonymous Unregistered Looking good Lynne! My neighbor was the one who gave me mine a few years ago, then it flowered and died! Hers never does that, I guess it just liked my garden better. Funny you posted this though, yesterday she stopped me and said--didn't you say your hens and chicks died? I said yep---she dug me up another big clump of them!

Re: hens and chicks #59937 Jun 7th, 2007 at 06:39 AM Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 454 Ohio ladystressout Member ladystressout Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 454 Ohio they are doing great! I have a question never seen those green long ivy looking things are they hens and chicks too?

Re: hens and chicks ladystressout #62266 Jun 9th, 2007 at 07:09 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY If you mean the lighter green plants at the bottom of the picture, they are sedums - can't remember the name right now, but they get yellow flowers at the tips of the long growths.

Re: hens and chicks plants 'n pots #100059 Jul 30th, 2007 at 10:06 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Thought I'd share another Hens and Chicks plant I have today. It's hanging on a sheperd's hook in the front yard. I'm actually hoping it does NOT bloom, as I really like the way it looks and don't want any of the rosettes to die!

Re: hens and chicks plants 'n pots #100063 Jul 30th, 2007 at 10:14 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,470 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,470 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Very nice in the pot. Hens and chicks was the first plant I bought here. Poor thing, I ran over it last year with the lawn mower. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: hens and chicks #100185 Jul 30th, 2007 at 01:10 PM plantqueen Unregistered plantqueen Unregistered That is really neat Lynne!

Re: hens and chicks #100192 Jul 30th, 2007 at 01:18 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY Wrennie TweetyBird Wrennie TweetyBird Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 16,245 Catskill Mountains, NY I have a few of the red ones too. My green one i put in the bird pot Lorena gave me in a swap has babies. I have to get pics later. Yours look great Lynne.

Re: hens and chicks Wrennie #218028 Jun 23rd, 2008 at 08:13 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY I took a picture today to show Carol my first bloom on my hens and chicks this year. This is the same cluster of plants that I posted last year up above. Not the best picture, but if you look in the upper right corner you can see the flower stalk starting to grow up and tall.

Re: hens and chicks plants 'n pots #218030 Jun 23rd, 2008 at 08:21 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Thanks Lynne for showing me your hen & chicks--and I can see the one that is going to flower and then die---I hope that does not happen a lot of the time?/ \very nice picture BTW. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: hens and chicks JunieGirl #218032 Jun 23rd, 2008 at 08:29 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Well it does happen often if the plants are happy, so there really isn't much that can be done about losing the hens, but hopefully it is also happy enough to put out many chicks too!

Re: hens and chicks plants 'n pots #218033 Jun 23rd, 2008 at 08:31 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Ok--then we will hope---- ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: hens and chicks JunieGirl #218892 Jun 28th, 2008 at 06:54 AM Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 800 New Hampshire ladyslipper ladyslipper Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 800 New Hampshire Love your hens and chicks. I spent yesterday getting ajuga and ground flox away from some of mine. They were crowding each other. Then I found some chicks in the flox too. LOL. I have a cobweb tiny one that is in blossom now. It has a pink blossom. It is soooo cute. I will get picture when it stops raining. I am strong when I am on your shoulders, you raised me up to be more than I can be.

Re: hens and chicks ladyslipper #232533 Sep 7th, 2008 at 12:35 PM Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 22 ON, Canada Alfphy Member Alfphy Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 22 ON, Canada Your hens and chicks look great especially you hang them on a sheperd's hook.

Re: hens and chicks plants 'n pots #232539 Sep 7th, 2008 at 01:22 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,743 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,743 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I like them in the hanging pot. If mine multiply enough I'm gonna try that.

Re: hens and chicks plants 'n pots #232540 Sep 7th, 2008 at 01:24 PM Jiffymouse Unregistered Jiffymouse Unregistered mine died

Re: hens and chicks #232565 Sep 7th, 2008 at 04:03 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,743 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,743 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC oh no. dodge sent me mine. I just looked at them and they're just sitting there.

Re: hens and chicks Bestofour #318951 May 22nd, 2010 at 09:41 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY I bought this plant about a month ago at Home Depot and it's already sending up a large flower stalk. It's out by the pond so it gets lots of sun and reflected light. I already had lots of hens and chicks plants, but can't seem to resist buying "just one more" each time I see them for sale!

Re: hens and chicks plants 'n pots #318959 May 22nd, 2010 at 10:20 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Out by the water? h/c? Mine are by the chimney goign ape isn sady soil. b PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: hens and chicks dodge #319000 May 22nd, 2010 at 06:03 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri that is so different, Lynne--very nice indeed. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: hens and chicks dodge #319056 May 23rd, 2010 at 10:11 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Originally Posted by dodge Out by the water? h/c? Mine are by the chimney goign ape isn sady soil. b I put these 2 plants in small pots for now - depending on how large they get, I will either pot them up to larger pots, or put them in the waterfall hills. Thanks Carol!

Re: hens and chicks plants 'n pots #319631 May 29th, 2010 at 06:50 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY In bloom today!

Re: hens and chicks plants 'n pots #319756 May 31st, 2010 at 08:55 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri beautiful, simply beautiful....so delicate yet so sturdy--- --looks a lot like mine--but it is far too early for mine to bloom, but One day soon --- ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: hens and chicks JunieGirl #319763 Jun 1st, 2010 at 04:33 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri As you can see, my hen & chicks are just sitting there--no flowers as of yet-- ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: hens and chicks JunieGirl #319765 Jun 1st, 2010 at 05:34 AM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots OP Purl One OP plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Looking good, Carol!

Re: hens and chicks plants 'n pots #320240 Jun 6th, 2010 at 12:01 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Originally Posted by plants 'n pots In bloom today! WOW Very pretty ,, I don't think I've ever seen that particular bloom on Hensnchicks before "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: hens and chicks angelblossom #320241 Jun 6th, 2010 at 12:06 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Diane Yours should do that too as they age. Mine do it later in the fall. Actually I didliked the blooms..LOL b PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: hens and chicks angelblossom #320250 Jun 6th, 2010 at 01:01 PM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,470 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,470 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada I would never leave mine bloom, I thought the plant died after blooming...wouldn't have mattered, it died anyway ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: hens and chicks Sunflowers #320252 Jun 6th, 2010 at 01:03 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas @ Tamara "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: hens and chicks angelblossom #320275 Jun 6th, 2010 at 02:41 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Originally Posted by angelblossom WOW Very pretty ,, I don't think I've ever seen that particular bloom on Hensnchicks before Diane mine have flowered before as well. Below is a photo from July of 2008 ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: hens and chicks JunieGirl #320277 Jun 6th, 2010 at 03:42 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Tina California Queen Tina California Queen Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Tamara, the mother plant dies after blooming (whether you allow the bloom to bloom or not) But it should leave plenty of chicks to take its place. ~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)

Re: hens and chicks JunieGirl #320282 Jun 6th, 2010 at 04:57 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Originally Posted by JunieGirl Originally Posted by angelblossom WOW Very pretty ,, I don't think I've ever seen that particular bloom on Hensnchicks before Diane mine have flowered before as well. Below is a photo from July of 2008 Soooooooooooo Pretty!!!! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: hens and chicks angelblossom #320283 Jun 6th, 2010 at 05:48 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,814 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Thank you so much--and yes I had heard that after the bloom the "hen" dies. well if mine did it sure left plenty behind, because i didnt notice any plant was missing. Last edited by JunieGirl; Jun 6th, 2010 at 06:01 PM. ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: hens and chicks JunieGirl #320284 Jun 6th, 2010 at 05:51 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania dodge Hot Rod dodge Hot Rod Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21,848 Rural - Western Pennsylvania Your correct Carol. PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..

Re: hens and chicks dodge #320307 Jun 6th, 2010 at 07:33 PM Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Tina California Queen Tina California Queen Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal. Yes, they fill in very nicely. ~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)