The care secret that transformed my Hen and Chicks

I'd had Hen and Chicks for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to avoiding water on the rosette centre to prevent rot and the difference over the next two months was dramatic.

extremely low maintenance between waterings became much more pronounced. The plant in a vertical living wall frame now looks like a completely different specimen. new offsets appearing around the base in spring confirmed that I'd finally unlocked what this plant can do. etiolation from insufficient light has been less of a problem since I got the overall conditions right. If your Hen and Chicks is underwhelming, look at avoiding water on the rosette centre to prevent rot first.