Hen & Chicks
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Carole on Sep 10, 2014These hens and chicks are succulents and succulents with rosette shape are very easily propagated. Remove the escapee - cut at the stem with a sharp, clean knife or secateurs and let the stem dry out for a couple of days - keep it indoors till the cut heals over and hardens off or else there is a risk of germs getting into the stem. Once dry, it is OK to pot it up into some succulent / cacti potting mix. It needs to be a free draining mix - these little guys do not like wet feet as it can cause them to rot. Then just leave it to do it's thing. It should take root and make a clone plant of the parent plant. These instructions are good for most succulent types as they propagate and put off 'pups' very easily. You can also propagate from pulling off a leaf cleanly on some and letting it dry off and laying it on some potting mix for some of these type of plants. New roots form at the base of the leaf. These might be a bit thin leaved to do that with and some of the more fleshy types of succulent may fare better with that method. Good luck! Oh, if you find leaves die off at the lower part of the plant, just gently pull them off, this is quite normal and does not mean the plant is sick. If the plant gets too 'leggy' ie the stem gets longer and longer, you can cut the rosettes off in the way described earlier and just replant so that you keep them a nice compact shape.Helpful Reply
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Helene Salowitz on Sep 10, 2014@Carole you are amazing, thank you for your help. Have a great evening!Helpful Reply
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Helene Salowitz on Sep 10, 2014@Carole good morning to you, and thanks again!Helpful Reply
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