Sempervivum 'Reinhard' ~ Reinhard Hens and Chicks boulders 20160626_5611 Smith College greenhouse

20160626_5611 Smith College greenhouse

The small dark green lobed foliage is all but covered by the abundant yellow and white striped flowers that bloom from spring until the first frost

Helen's Blush is resistant to powdery mildew

IMAGES: Alan Deumer

Its small green foliage is coated by non-stop flowering of large bright red funnel-shaped flowers that bloom from mid spring into fall

Sempervivum 'Reinhard' ~ Reinhard Hens and Chicks boulders 20160626_5611 Smith College greenhouseReinhard Hens and Chicks is a mat forming evergreen succulent that grows in tight rosettes of flat emerald green foliage tipped in black that flushes further in the sun or as the weather cools. The mother Rosset(hen) spreads out with horizontal stems to seed offsets (chicks). Infrequently in summer a short stalk rises from the hen sporting clusters of pink flowers. The hen dies after flowering, giving space for the chicks to grow. Best color with full