Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Forest Frost' ~ Forest Frost Cobweb Hens and Chicks shade-garden Its vibrant flowers make it

Its vibrant flowers make it a focal point in the garden

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Sempervivum arachnoideum 'Forest Frost' ~ Forest Frost Cobweb Hens and Chicks shade-garden Its vibrant flowers make itForest Frost Cobweb Hens and Chicks is a mat forming evergreen succulent that forms tight rosettes of thick fleshy apple green foliage tipped with silvery connected hairs resembling cobwebs that get tipped in red in sun or cold. The mother rosette (hen) spreads out with horizontal stems to seed offsets (chicks). An infrequent flowerer that may take years to bloom, but when it does will put up a thick stalk sporting clusters in summer. The hen dies