Discover the charm of Houseleek (Sempervivum), the tough, rosette-forming succulent that thrives in pots, rockeries, and garden walls. Known for it's drought tolerance and striking leaf shapes.🐻
#houseleek #succulents #cottagegarden #yorkshiregarden #bearandthegarden
A Flower That Sings Only Once
Once in a lifetime, the houseleek blooms — a brief, radiant moment after years of quiet growth. Two flowers stand side by side, one crowned by a tiny insect, witnesses to nature’s fleeting miracles. 🌸
#nature #macro #flower #Canon #flowers #houseleek
A close-up of a houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum) growing tightly nestled in a crack of sunlit gray rock. Its green leaves are tipped with deep red edges, creating a sharp contrast against the stone. A symbol of resilience and natural elegance.
Life Emerging from Stone
Life bursting from stone. Sempervivum — healing, enduring, thriving. A small miracle in a crack of rock.
#macrophoto #houseleek #succulent #resilience #healingplants #naturephotography #lifeinspiteofeverything #malioliphotoart #Canon #nature
"Hens and chicks don't like water at all" this one didn't get the memo, she planted herself there over a month ago now and this area gets drowned every time it rains
#houseleek #hensandchicks #henandchick #hen_and_chicks #gardening
she has chicks in her
pansies love the cold we had
was going to make this temporary, that bin is not gonna hold after this summer i can feel it in my gut- but i kinda like it and all hens but the large gal have adapted to properly watered soil while the big one is old and has lived outside.
#gardening #houseleek #pansy
English lady wanted me to take big hens, we are trying to prevent the largest hen in the one colony from deciding there is not enough space and that it'd be a lovely time to kermit to flower tower
These gals' colony is about as old as I am!
#gardening #houseleek #hens_and_chicks
im impressed with how well these have adjusted for being born and raised in dead clay
#gardening #houseleek
Hen or chick?
#photography #succulent #houseleek #mirrors #BlueSkyMonday
Spotted on my walk around the ‘hood this afternoon. Spring. Is. Coming! 🌸
#spring #flowers #crocus #houseleek #snowdrops
Neighborhood run observations.
#houseleek
#succulant
#henandchick
#springtime
These are #houseleek from the lil ol English lady next door. They're planted so they are out year round, this is their winter colors I suppose. This is where any of the hens and chicks I have inside come from.
#gardening #hens_and_chicks #plants
Did a bit of work waiting for the edibles to kick in so I can chill
#plant #indoors #houseplant #house_plant #pothos
#philodendron #sedum #houseleek #stonecrop #hibiscus #corm #alocasia #poinsettia #mini_monstera #greenhouse_shelf #lilac #cuttings #passiflora #seeds
two lil chicks, likely to die bc I moved them but also the pot they were in was going to kill them either way
lil beds for babies
two lil chicks buried in glowing blue plastic (with some soil mix in the bottom inch) are something i'm crossing my fingers on. the other cups are ready for me to cut apart the hydrangea cuttings tomorrow.
#hens_and_chicks #hensandchicks #houseleek #Sempervivum #dirt #soil #dirt_in_cups
there is like three or four in the pot that are babies
chicks!
potentially sunpatiens
cordyline
some of the infantile idiots in the back!
#plant #nature #Colocasia #cordyline #ti_plant #Sempervivum #houseleek #hens_and_chicks #sunpatiens