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My mother had sempervivum in her flower garden when I was growing up. Of course, back then I didn’t know they were sempervivum — she always called them ‘Hens and Chickens’ since the mature plant was surrounded by smaller, younger plants.
My Beautiful Bride and I discovered sempervivum when we moved to the Glade and had many rocky spots where nothing but weeds seemed to thrive. Sempervivum thrived there as well, and so we planted some around your yard.
Sempervivum get their name — ‘always alive’ — because they survive all seasons. Even when everything else in our yard has turned brown in winter, the sempervivum are still colorful.
We’ve been surprised at the wide variety of shapes and colors in the sempervivum. That makes it hard to pick a favorite.
Senior Moments 
January 8, 2019 at 8:27 am |
We have loved our Semps for many years –and have definitely enjoyed all of the shapes, sizes and colors… Great set of pictures…
Love,
Wifey
January 8, 2019 at 11:38 am |
I’m a huge fan of hen and chicks…love yours!
January 8, 2019 at 1:46 pm |
I may have to get some! These pictures of them look like they would be so gorgeous as a pattern for fabric!
January 8, 2019 at 3:17 pm |
Gorgeous! I only wish they would like my yard as much as they like yours.
January 8, 2019 at 7:07 pm |
Wow. Very nice…each one different from the other.
January 10, 2019 at 10:15 am |
I think they’re such pretty plants!!
January 12, 2019 at 8:26 pm |
I didn’t realise that there were different varieties. They are such a hardy plant
January 15, 2019 at 2:33 am |
Hello George.
Very beautiful photos of Sempervivum. We had it in our small garden when we lived on countryside (1993 – 2012).
Have a good day!
January 18, 2019 at 9:21 am |
Interesting learning about the species and you got lovely shots on variety of sempervivum !
January 29, 2019 at 1:13 am |
Great shots! They almost seem to be twirling.