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Armeria caespitosa 'Deep Form' has proved to be a very tough plant in my raised beds in full sun. The bed is filled with sandy loam, mixed with a small amount of forest compost. This mix is very fast draining.
It started blooming in late spring and only slowed down when our July/August/Sept drought season arrived. We had no rain and the temperatures were in the high 90's most of the time. The beds were only watered 3 times during those months.
Now that cool temperatures and rain have arrived, this armeria is coming into full bloom again. It never seems to lose its tight bun form.

This is such an amazing clematis. It has been blooming all summer, nonstop, even in the tough drought conditions we had this summer. It's still blooming November 9th and even has some new buds. It will be interesting to see the date of the last bloom for this year.
It was given very little water through the months of July, August, and September, when we had no rain. The roots were shaded and seem to hold enough moisture to keep the vine happy.

I received this information from Matts Jopson, Director of Sales & Marketing.

Matts Jopson said:This is actually a strange variant of ‘Silverine’ that we found mislabeled amongst our old stock of Sempervivums. We couldn’t figure out what it actually is called, so we just decided to name it ‘Pinkerine’ to contrast its color with the original ‘Silverine’.

If you have any other ideas about what it could be, I’d love to hear them, because we do strive for accuracy in our listings.

Thanks,
Matts Jopson, Director of Sales & Marketing

Water after planting. Keep the soil moist until new growth appears. After the plant is established, water when the top 1" of soil is dry.
Fertilize once a month with 12-6-6 fertilizer.
If you bring it in for winter, discontinue fertilizing until the next growing season.

This plant is a sport of Sedum Sunsparkler Lime Zinger. I'm happy to say that it is a very stable sport. Tough plant for full sun. It occasionally grows a sprig of cream colored foliage that only adds interest to an already interesting sedum.

This lovely plant is a sport of Hylotelephium spectabile 'Herbstfreude,' better known as 'Autumn Joy.' It is good to know that 'Autumn Charm' seems to hold its variegation.

Chosen by the Independent Order of Oddfellows to carry their name.
At this time it does not appear to be available in the United States.

This new Phedimus is a sport of Phedimus ellacombianus. The new foliage emerges white to pale yellow, and as the season progresses it turns bright green. It may have a flush of white/pale yellow again in the fall.

I purchased this plant last spring in a 3-gallon nursery container. It was put into the ground in Oct. 2014 and has settled in nicely.
It seems to be a very heavy bloomer. Each bloom is very long lasting and they seem to set seed readily.

This unusual member of the orchid family is a high-altitude (2900-4400 meters), cold-growing terrestrial plant originating in Peru. It is usually found near streams.

Quote from Kevin Vaughn.

JungleShadows said:'Cobweb Joy' is a sister to 'Denise's Cobweb' and 'Kanno's Cobweb' although it was not named by Patty. I'm not sure whether it was Helen or Shirley Rempel that named the plant for her. All 3 tend to produce thicker stolons and fewer increase than other cobwebs so the clumps are a bit more open. 'Denise's Cobweb' produces many fasciated rosettes and passes that trait onto its seedlings.

Quote from Kevin Vaughn.

JungleShadows said:'Cobweb Joy' is a sister to 'Denise's Cobweb' and 'Kanno's Cobweb' although it was not named by Patty. I'm not sure whether it was Helen or Shirley Rempel that named the plant for her. All 3 tend to produce thicker stolons and fewer increase than other cobwebs so the clumps are a bit more open. 'Denise's Cobweb' produces many fasciated rosettes and passes that trait onto its seedlings.

Quote from Kevin Vaughn.

JungleShadows said:'Cobweb Joy' is a sister to 'Denise's Cobweb' and 'Kanno's Cobweb' although it was not named by Patty. I'm not sure whether it was Helen or Shirley Rempel that named the plant for her. All 3 tend to produce thicker stolons and fewer increase than other cobwebs so the clumps are a bit more open. 'Denise's Cobweb' produces many fasciated rosettes and passes that trait onto its seedlings.

Quote from Kevin Vaughn.

JungleShadows said:When Helen first listed 'Tamerlane' in 1977 it did not have a "b' in it but the Alpine Gardens of 1980 adds the b back into the name. It seems to be more commonly spelled with the additional b now. Patty made the cross of 'Sanford Hybrid' X montanum var. stiriacum to produce a coppery brown with velvet. Some of the seedlings from this cross were smooth and she wondered if some were contaminated by the bees. However, I think the cross is true. The flower colors are what one would expect from such a mating as well as the rosettes.

A quote from Kevin Vaughn.

JungleShadows said:Polly Bishop ONLY introduced 3 of her Sempervivum.
They were all introduced in the 1978 catalog of Betty Bronow (The Perennial Garden). 'Pink Lemonade' is a seedling of 'Magnificum'. The two dark ones were from a large lot of seedlings of 6 different dark Sempervivum. Polly took the blooming plants of each of these varieties and criss-crossed the flowering stalks so that the bees would cross these flowers in every direction. She gathered all the seed and 'Dark Cloud' and 'Plumb Rose' were selected out. Frankly there were a dozen other very fine ones that probably should have been named, especially some very dark ones.

A quote from Kevin Vaughn.

JungleShadows said:Polly Bishop ONLY introduced 3 of her Sempervivum.
They were all introduced in the 1978 catalog of Betty Bronow (The Perennial Garden). 'Pink Lemonade' is a seedling of 'Magnificum'. The two dark ones were from a large lot of seedlings of 6 different dark Sempervivum. Polly took the blooming plants of each of these varieties and criss-crossed the flowering stalks so that the bees would cross these flowers in every direction. She gathered all the seed and 'Dark Cloud' and 'Plumb Rose' were selected out. Frankly there were a dozen other very fine ones that probably should have been named, especially some very dark ones.

JungleShadows said: Helen Payne lists a "Lowe's 60"/"Lown's 60" in her 1969 catalog but not afterwards.
"Beautiful medium-sized rosette, softly furred edges and tips".
It was not listed in subsequent lists and that may be because Bill had decided it was the same as 'Alpha'. Many of the plants that Helen received from Sandy MacPherson were actually seedlings of the variety and what Helen was selling was not Lown's 60/Lowe's 60. Maybe this should be annotated in the data base that "The original 'Lown's 60' was very similar if not identical to 'Alpha' and what is distributed as this cultivar now is likely a seedling of this plant."

Sempervivum mettenianum f.variegata was sometimes used to designate tectorum x arachnoideum hybrids.

This very rare and unusual sempervivum possibly originated in Japan.
Laszlo Szakszon has some very nice looking rosettes that are offsetting. He will be growing them outdoors over the winter of 2014/2015. We look forward to seeing a report in the spring on how they do under normal growing conditions.

A quote from Erwin Geiger's web site.
"Similar in growth habit to Sempervivum heuffelii: The red-violet rosettes are truly an unusual form.."

This is a quote from Plant Delights Nursery, Inc. 9241 Sauls Road, Raleigh, NC 27603
They know what summer heat and humidity is.

Sempervivum 'Oh My' is one of our favorites for the rock garden...not to mention one of the best survivors in our heat and humidity trials. The large 5" rosettes of Sempervivum 'Oh My' are brilliant reddish-brown and form a compact 12" wide offsetting patch in 5 years. Good drainage is important with all hen and chickens. - See more at: http://www.plantdelights.com/S...