"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." [table-of-contents] stripped Long before Millennial gardeners made flowering succulents so hugely popular ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- You probably know them as "Hens-and-chicks," "Live Forever" or "Houseleeks." But their name really is Sempervivums, from the Latin semper, meaning always, and vivus, meaning ...

* What it is: Michigan breeder Chris Hansen, who specializes in producing new succulents (the current trendy plant rage), developed this branded line of more than a dozen new hens and chicks varieties ...

This week, I want to talk about a group of plants that has always fascinated me: hens and chickens. I got to thinking about them this morning, when a local gardener called with a bunch of questions. I ...

"Now here's the hen," my grandmother spoke to my father with obvious pride, "and if you take care of her, she'll soon give you chicks." But instead of handing him a chicken, she gave him what looked ...

Brian Kemble is curator at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek. His monthly column focuses on drought-tolerant plants and dry gardens. The name “hens and chicks” is applied both to plants in the ...

Dear Carol: My hens and chicks are growing in a strawberry pot. I brought the pot inside two weeks ago and now the plants are sending out shoots. I'm not sure what they will be able to latch onto to ...