Hens And Chicks is grown for its blooms, which open in summer. It's hardy across USDA zones 3 through 8, shrugs off deer and shrugs off dry spells. Its summer flowers are a modest draw for honeybees and native bees.
Hens And Chicks — the short answer
Hens And Chicks: grown in zones 3–8.
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Manual horticultural correction (source not retained); NC State Extension and Missouri Botanical Garden, with the remaining rows from other published sources or Growable Ground compilation
Plant data: Growable Ground Plant Database, compiled from FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS and university Extension sources — each tile names its own row's source, because per-field provenance varies.
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What Hens And Chicks is
Hens And Chicks reaches around 6 inches at maturity. It blooms in summer. It's also deer-resistant.
How to grow Hens And Chicks
Hens And Chicks grows in USDA zones 3 through 8. Hens And Chicks prefers well-drained ground.
USDA Zones
3-8
USDA PHZM 2023
Soil pH
Data pending
Sun
Data pending
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Drainage
well (dry spells)
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Mature Height
0.5 ft
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Frost-Free Days
0+
The frost-free stretch it needs start to finish — short-season areas may need an indoor head start.
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Start the season right
Plant hens and chicks in full sun.
Match the soil
Pull a soil test from your local Extension lab to confirm pH and drainage match hens and chicks's needs before planting.
Water steadily
Keep the root zone evenly moist through establishment. A 2–3 inch mulch layer holds moisture without waterlogging.
Harvest at its peak
Cut hens and chicks blooms in the cool of the morning, just as they open, for the longest display.
Where Hens And Chicks thrives
Hens And Chicks is hardy across USDA zones 3 through 8. Zone is only the starting point, though: the soil pH, drainage, and frost dates on your specific land decide how well it actually does.
A USDA zone is a 10°F band of average annual extreme winter minimum, so zones 3–8 spans average winter lows from -40°F to 20°F (USDA PHZM 2023). Across the 50 states and DC, that band covers 34 outright and splits 17 more down the middle — and which side of that line your land sits on changes the answer.
Zones 3–8·Where Hens And Chicks growsOpen map →
Where Hens And Chicks stands, state by state
Hens And Chicks is rated for zones 3–8 — a cold floor USDA puts at -40 to -30°F. Across the 50 states and DC, 34 sit fully inside that band, the line runs through 17 more, and 0 sit outside it — and inside every split state, the same line runs on at county grain.
Fully inside zones 3–8
34 states
3 of 34 shown
The line runs through
17 states
- Alaska · zones 1a-9a
- California · zones 4b-11a
- Nevada · zones 4a-10a
3 of 17 shown
Hens And Chicks’s band covers part of each of these states — which side of the line your county sits on changes the answer, and each state page draws it.
State zone extents: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM) 2023. A zone is a 10°F band of average annual extreme minimum temperature, so a state that splits the band contains the boundary — its own page draws the county line, and a parcel report resolves which side your land sits on.
What grows around Hens And Chicks
Growing guides for hens and chicks
In rotation planning, hens and chicks counts as a Other — beds recover best when other crops don’t follow each other in the same spot year over year. (Growable Ground derivation — crop-rotation group from botanical family)
Related plants in perennial flower
Good to know
Good news for pet owners — hens and chicks isn't known to be toxic to dogs or cats. (Source: ASPCA.)
Hens And Chicks offers low value to bees and other pollinators.
Your land is one point inside Hens And Chicks's range
This page resolves to the species. Your state page draws the county line, and a report reads the parcel — the soil pH, drainage, sun, and frost dates on your exact ground, which no species average can see.
See if Hens And Chicks will thrive on your land
Zone averages are a start. Your exact soil pH, drainage, sun exposure, and frost dates shape whether hens and chicks actually takes — we score it against the real conditions at your address.
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How we know this about Hens And Chicks
The figures above are cited per row, not per site: the pH band names this plant’s own source column, the three temperature figures each carry their own, and days-to-maturity cites the publication that actually lists it. All of it comes from the Growable Ground Plant Database — a compilation over FAO ECOCROP, USDA PLANTS, and university Extension sources, published openly with per-field provenance.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I grow Hens And Chicks in my zone?
Hens And Chicks grows in USDA hardiness zones 3 through 8 (USDA PHZM 2023). Zone is one factor — soil pH, drainage, and frost dates on your specific parcel also shape whether it takes.
When should you plant Hens And Chicks?
Time hens and chicks to your own season rather than the calendar. Your local frost dates set the exact window — a Growable Ground report reads them for your address.
What soil does Hens And Chicks need?
Specific pH data for hens and chicks is pending. It prefers well-drained ground. A soil test from your local Extension lab confirms what your site needs.
Does Hens And Chicks attract pollinators?
Yes — hens and chicks's flowers are a modest nectar source for honeybees and native bees.
Is Hens And Chicks safe for pets?
Hens And Chicks is not known to be toxic to dogs or cats based on available data. Always supervise pets around new plantings. (Source: ASPCA.)