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>>Hens and Chickens, a big somniferum. It's still in the UK catalog.
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>On second thought, scratch my prior post saying they're a
>useful plant for rock gardens, etc.
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>It appears that the USA and UK call two different plants
>'hens and chicks' - not a surprise.
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>The ones we call 'hens and chicks' in the USA are
>_Sempervivum tectorum_ and they are definitely not an annual
>and not 30" high as described in the T&M catalog. They're a
>low-growing perennial succulent. There are variations but
>all in the _Sempervivum_ family, AFAIK, and all low-growing
>perennials, AFAIK.
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>T&M doesn't give the scientific name but their 'hens and
>chicks' are obviously not the same thing at all.
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>Pat
I'm glad this thread went this far before I read it. I was shocked to see that hens and chicks might be considered a drug! I wondered what other succulents were next. Now I know that was was being discussed is not the hens and chicks of my childhood which is a relief. I'd hate to think those cute little things growing in the rocks were the target of some drug war.
Glenna