Sempervivum Picture Gallery E-L,
Hens and Chicks

So many species and varieties; so little garden room...

Growing these hardy succulents in garden beds, xeric garden display gardens, in rock walls or succulent crafts gives so much pleasure.

Rich, textural hardy succulents, Sempervivum are one of the most intriguing and beautiful of all...

I can happily gaze on them for ages, remarking on their forms and colors - all different from each other, and all unique.

There are fuzzy, tiny species like some of the arachnoideum, the cobwebs; richly colored tectorum, dark tipped calcereum, and they all reproduce in a unique fashion; some have long stolons, parking the chicks well away from the hens skirts.

Others have a chick below every layer of leaves, tightly clustered and eventually forming a compact carpet.

The colors change frequently; that's what makes these plants so fascinating.

Each week it seems they will alter their hue, or the center of the rosette will become darker. I can verify that they do indeed change - it's not a myth.

In this Sempervivum Picture Gallery, the varieties and species listed from E to L in the alphabet show off their lovely shapes, shades and textures.

Mouse over them to see the names.

Don't miss the other three pages linked at the bottom of the page.

Emerald Giant

Eminent

Exorna

Fannalee

Famke

Flanders Passion

Ford's Shadow

Fredeger

Frost and Flame

Fuzzy Wuzzy

Gamma

Georgette

Ginnies Delight

Granada

Granat

Greyfriars

Grey Lady

Gypsy

Hey Hey

Kalinda

Koko Flanel

Legolas

Lentezon

Little Bobo

If you have Sempervivum in your xeric garden, you'll already be aware of how they change throughout the growing season, adding even more interest than their textures and forms.

Cooler nights or warmer days can trigger these amazing transformations, sometimes even the same plant can look completely different in a matter of days. See this first hand - the photographs are arranged with the same Sempervivum variety in two different seasons shown vertically. Are you as enthralled as I am with their dramatic changes?