The hens and chicks plant, also called house leek, is a mat-forming perennial succulent with fleshy pointed leaves arranged in rosettes. The parent rosette is the "hen," and the smaller rosette ...

Its wispy cobweb strands make a perfectly creepy landscaping detail for Halloween, but this low-maintenance succulent truly shines as an all-year ground cover.

See how a single hens and chicks succulent, also know as houseleek or Sempervivum, growing and producing many baby rosettes in this one year growth time-lapse.