If the main growing point of the echeveria wasnt completely burned. away, they will just grow out of it in a few months ... im not a newbie to this and still have things burn ... so far the only thing that have burned are echeveria, guess they are a bit more sensitive to a quick exposure to sun ... from now one gradually introduce them more sunlight, they are used to the innocent light that comes in through the window

Ashton, for the most part, Echeveria will almost always grow back. If not from the top, from the old leaf scars. It isn't any different than when you whack the top off a leggy plant; it regrows. You may not see the damage to the cactus for a few days. As for jade, they are like Echeveria and will grow from old leaf scars; the sunburned leaves will eventually wither and die.

In the future remember even though you have plants in a bright sunny INDOOR location, you must slowly acclimate them to an outdoor location. I grow in a greenhouse and never just put plants outside, especially on a sunny day as we approach the summer solstice.

Thank you for your help! All plants have been moved back indoors and I will continue caring for them as usual.

On the flip side, I have a lot of hens and chicks growing in a flower bed outside. I would like to pull one up and see how it takes indoors. Would this work even though they have been outside for years?

Sempervivum don't do well indoors - go outside for a snort of them and it's better for the plant and you.

Things need to be brought outside slowly into a bright shady spot and then slowly moved out to the sun over a period of a week or so.

A picture would help, but I would suggest starting your own thread as this one is over 5 years old.

Don't be surprised if you find burns pop up on your plant over the course of the next week. They don't always show immediate signs of burning. I've seen many people burn their jades by throwing them into direct sun. They should grow out the damage over time though. I personally have pruned lots of plants, most recently I burned a bunch of new echeverias. They were little guys and grew out their burned leaves in about a 2 month period and are thriving now.

Good luck!

also, hens & chicks is a common name used for both sempervivum and echeverias which prefer way different natural habitat and benefit from being treated a little differently in container/garden culture. A picture would help determine what type of "hens & chick" plant you have.