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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- You probably know them as "Hens-and-chicks," "Live Forever" or "Houseleeks." But their name really is Sempervivums, from the Latin semper, meaning always, and vivus, meaning ...

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DENNIS: There are rites of pre-spring I go through every year that tell me my second or third favorite season is just around the corner. This year, we spent part of a rainy February Saturday (is there ...

"Now here's the hen," my grandmother spoke to my father with obvious pride, "and if you take care of her, she'll soon give you chicks." But instead of handing him a chicken, she gave him what looked ...

We had a nice pot of hen and chicks that we brought in last fall hoping they would winter over and we could set them back out this spring, but they just kind of faded away. I was wondering why that is ...

Dear Carol: My hens and chicks are growing in a strawberry pot. I brought the pot inside two weeks ago and now the plants are sending out shoots. I'm not sure what they will be able to latch onto to ...

If I'm about to tell you something you already know, excuse me. Maybe I just haven't thought about hens and chicks ( Sempervivum ) all that much. Which is weird since they are so common. But in the ...