Hens and chicks plants Succulent plants known as hens and chicks Sempervivum sp These plants are hardy evergreens consisting of a a mother plant known as the hen off which grows many leaves chicks The leaves have an elliptical shape and curve around each other to form a rosette Succulents are plants that store water in swollen tissues and survive in desert regions Plants from the Sempervivum genus are typical succulents in that are very droughttolerant and live for a long time Photographed in British Columbia Canada
