tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post2672384852734950054..comments2024-03-28T11:41:43.558+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Hens and chicksKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25455970121716842852016-07-31T07:19:15.509+02:002016-07-31T07:19:15.509+02:00I know that name too, and in Morehead we used to g...I know that name too, and in Morehead we used to get "Easter biddies" as presents at Eastertime. Biddies is a Southern term, I think.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-50620974717194471772016-07-31T06:51:35.321+02:002016-07-31T06:51:35.321+02:00I'm not sure if it is a regional thing, but I ...I'm not sure if it is a regional thing, but I always heard them called "hens and biddies" by my kinfolk in Georgia.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17672462879258564321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91159834925816359632016-07-30T09:36:16.945+02:002016-07-30T09:36:16.945+02:00Blogger often posts duplicate comments. I don'...Blogger often posts duplicate comments. I don't know why. I just delete the extra ones when I see them.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-28800962780072807272016-07-30T09:34:56.327+02:002016-07-30T09:34:56.327+02:00Too bad they're not edible. As far as I know.....Too bad they're not edible. As far as I know...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-91957100040159514882016-07-30T09:34:31.736+02:002016-07-30T09:34:31.736+02:00No, I don't know that, Simon. I'll look it...No, I don't know that, Simon. I'll look it up.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29482333160793998972016-07-30T09:34:07.086+02:002016-07-30T09:34:07.086+02:00These sempervivum plants happily spend the winter ...These sempervivum plants happily spend the winter outdoors here in Saint-Aignan. Snow doesn't bother them.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72764078489196382502016-07-29T18:24:54.824+02:002016-07-29T18:24:54.824+02:00They do resemble artichokes. They are popular her...They do resemble artichokes. They are popular here in LA for their drought tolorance.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87169617300687688372016-07-29T17:12:05.996+02:002016-07-29T17:12:05.996+02:00Have you heard Flanders & Swann's "A ...Have you heard Flanders & Swann's "A Song of the Weather"?Simon Batehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13064012922576473252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-85750153975344528012016-07-29T13:59:29.076+02:002016-07-29T13:59:29.076+02:00Forgive me if I end up leaving double comments. I ...Forgive me if I end up leaving double comments. I seem to have some odd glitch where I cannot comment using Chrome so I have to remember to switch to Safari to comment .. sigh ... the computer is conspiring against me ..Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-55376445773394307012016-07-29T13:58:21.166+02:002016-07-29T13:58:21.166+02:00I love them !
So they are a succulent, and I thoug...I love them !<br />So they are a succulent, and I thought they needed warm dry conditions to thrive but that is obviously wrong :)<br />I should try to get some for my porch and let them try out the warm/hot/humid conditions here !Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-23483014911713556542016-07-29T09:16:18.859+02:002016-07-29T09:16:18.859+02:00In the UK they are known by the far less descripti...In the UK they are known by the far less descriptive name of "house leeks"...<br />but I agree with Ken... they are very photogenic....<br />we've got a darker tipped one... and it has bright pink flowers.<br />Just as you think the flower stem is about to finish... <br />it uncurls more and continues flowering...wonderful!!<br />My Mum had... so my bro probably still has... <br />a wonderfully dark red leafed one...that one was hairy/fluffy down the leaflet edges.<br />Offspring of that one moved with my parents... and went to other family members...<br />I'd never seen it flower...it just produced chicks aplenty.<br />It may not flower in the UK... it might be too cold?Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-61843216122572127052016-07-29T09:14:06.851+02:002016-07-29T09:14:06.851+02:00It looks like the scientific name for these is Sem...It looks like the scientific name for these is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sempervivum_tectorum" rel="nofollow">Sempervivum tectorum, or "common houseleek"</a>. A woman who lives on the other side of our village gave me a few of them a dozen years ago and they have thrived here.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-81467650894422528222016-07-29T08:51:48.352+02:002016-07-29T08:51:48.352+02:00So that's what "hens and chicks" loo...So that's what "hens and chicks" looks like. I've heard occasional mentions, but never seen a picture.Autolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.com