growing near my hens and chickens –

by Barbara Arlen
(Santa Fe, NM)

I am in Santa Fe, NM and just found a succulent (I think) growing near my hens and chickens. I first thought it was wild but now I think it is not. It is spiney but starlike and a yellow green. It grew very fast and looks like it will be a shrub?
Thank you.
Barbara

Hi Barbara, that’s interesting. I don’t think it’s any kind of succulent; it could be a native wildflower (that always sounds better than ‘weed’, don’t you think?) and without seeing it bloom it could be almost anything. I would wait and see what it looks like as it grows, as long as it’s not covering up your Sempervivum.

It could be some kind of cultivated perennial plant too – some of these will reseed in odd places. Let me know what the flowers look like, and maybe I’ll have more ideas of what it could be.

Happy Gardening!
Jacki

Comments for growing near my hens and chickens –

Jun 17, 2013

thank you for comment by: Barbara Arlen Thanks so much. I will wait for it to bloom or cut it down. Barbara