Hens & chickens only growing tall

Question

Help, for some reason my chickens seem to just grow tall. I don't know if its the type or something I am doing. Any suggestions?

Douglas Hunt · Answer

Hen and chicks (Sempervivum spp.) has a tight rosette form. That doesn't look like your plant. Also, how much light is it getting?

Elle · Answer

This looks like some sort of burrows tail plant. I love these plants. they grow and hang over kind of like ropes. :)

Susan Stodola · Answer

It might be the type, but I'm suspecting it's not getting enough sunlight. I'm with Douglas on the light issue.

Mary Kay McDonnell · Answer

seeding

Leslie Long · Answer

I agree with others here......it doesn't look like it is getting enough light and that is why it grows tall....it is reaching for light. Try moving it to a brighter area :)

April · Answer

I agree with a few here in a sense..but with hens and chicks..you would need more of a drained well-drained potting or planting area and they thrive on one anothers rootsystems and sometimes if you do not have the drainage;lighting..or feeding right..they will take off...try building more dirt up around them and try grouping more and do not water too much..only make certain the soil stays moist enough...and remember the lighting and make certain for the GOOD drainage..sometimes the soil in which you use or compost can make an impact on their growth or the way they were maintained or even shipped..which brings me to the seeding as well..some hens and chicks come in varieties or forms of...and some thrive better in dryer temps and dirt/rocks/others will take off if not properly maintained or grouped with others around them...

Farmwoman · Answer

These are not house plants. They will get leggy and bleached out looking if they are inside. They prefer outside, semi dry (water on hot days, 3 x a wk) and don't like setting in wet soil.

Judy Johnson Wilson · Answer

I agree with Elle   Liverpool, NY. I have a hundred chicks and hens throughout my garden, and they are not fuzzy. and the only time they grow tall is when the female of the plant flowers.

Cat Mullins · Answer

they get this way with low light,indoors. the query is, what can you do with them at this point? Turn them loose, trim them down, plant them deeper? anybody?

Tina Mariea Flanigan · Answer

These are some of mine. I brought in from last summer. They have thrived and I have just taken a few babies to start new ones. 😁

Stacy Hwu · Answer

Mine also grew tall. I have them under 12 hours grow light each day and they grew taller. When i set 6 hour light, they didn't grow at all. Very weird.

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