They are quite hardy so my hunch would be that they will do fine. Other options for overwintering are an attached garage, cool basement or just 'planting' the pots in the ground and then planting the plants next year.

Good find there Wiley!
I though I would mention that some sempervivems are hardy in MN- many more are not. I have seen pictures of many I would love to grow out in my garden only to find that they are not hardy to zone 4/5. But at $2.50 an 8x8 container- I think I would give at least one a try!
I have some hens and chicks that I planted out in the garden last summer that still have not "rooted" themselves in- and rolled around a bit while I was cleaning up the bed last week. I am hoping they will tough out the winter and stay put come spring.
I have found I have the best luck with these when they are in a drier location- especially in winter and spring. I don't think I have ever seen these growing in a bog garden- I do not know how they would over winter with "wet feet".
I am thinking burying the whole pot without disturbing the roots- as long as it would get excellent drainage would be my choice at this time of the year...
Good luck!

Julie

Thanks,

They are potted in a hypertufa deco planter. Looks like fake concrete with a drainage hole in the bottom and is about 4qt according to the label.

I stopped back for one more and am going to keep that one in a south facing window for the winter. The other two went in the ground without the container but I kept the clumps together and covered them with leaves. My small bog garden isn't really a bog garden yet, just a corner of the garden that I dug out and laid down a plastic tarp then filled it with gravel, petemoss, compost and dirt. Earlier I channeled water to it and kept it somewhat wet but it has since dried up during our mini drought in mid summer. Next year I will take out the H&C's and some other plants and change it. I also got a nice mini purple lilac bush that should do nicely there. Hopefully, I can use the H&C's for some accents along the rock edges.

FYI, lilacs abhore wet feet.

I wouldn't cover you hen and chicks with leaves yet. Leave them exposed to the cold, and especially, the sun, and let the above ground surfaces of the plants stay dry. They are not particularly sensitive to winter wet, but it isn't winter yet, and they will still use the sun to settle themselves in. Then if you cover them, say around Nov 15, be sure to uncover them (or at least loosen the leaves) early in the spring, say March 20. They might start growing prematurely if they are getting warm under the leaves in the spring. Not a killing thing (usually), but not a good thing either.

I find that the only way I have been able to keep Hen and Chicks alive from year to year is to plant them in well drained sandy soil. They do not like wet feet anymore than I do.