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May 24, 2012 8:15 AM CST
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Name: Janice
Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)
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If you could only keep ONE semp, which one would it be?

Talk about a difficult question.......


I'm all ears! I'm all ears!

todays choice:

Pacific Sparkler
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There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
- Albert Einstein.
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May 24, 2012 9:06 AM CST
Name: tabby
denver, colorado zone 5
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Thought about this for a a bit and....

nope, can't pick just one.
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May 24, 2012 2:13 PM CST
Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin
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Can we pick our 50 favorites we can't live without??? Rolling on the floor laughing
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May 24, 2012 3:11 PM CST
Name: Kim
DC area (Zone 6b)
Obviously, it is the toughest question in here. I cannot answer. Shrug!
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May 24, 2012 3:35 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Janice
Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cottage Gardener Garden Ideas: Master Level Sempervivums Tip Photographer
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My favorite .....today........ and has been for a while is

Calcareum Pink Pearl.

Everyone, just pick which you like .....today....!

I realize it feels like choosing your favorite child. Hilarious! Hilarious!
There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
- Albert Einstein.
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May 24, 2012 7:31 PM CST
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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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Okay, but you can't let the other semps and jovis here this.

Right now S. 'Lemon Babies'. They are so tiny, and the color makes me think of my mom's lemon meringue pie. But I will deny this if you tell the rest of my semps. Whistling
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May 24, 2012 8:08 PM CST
Name: Kim
DC area (Zone 6b)
Today, my favorite is S. Pacific Hep.
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May 24, 2012 8:10 PM CST
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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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I won't tell your other semps Kim. Smiling
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May 24, 2012 9:04 PM CST
Name: Sandi
Denver, Colorado (Zone 5b)
Crested lover
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Today my favorite is 'Rouge', but that may change tomorrow! Rolling on the floor laughing
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May 24, 2012 9:09 PM CST
Seattle WA. Zone 7
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Gold bug makes me smile every time I see it.
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May 24, 2012 9:16 PM CST
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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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Just the name Gold Bug is enough to make me smile. I expect to see it scampering around the bed. : )
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May 24, 2012 9:35 PM CST

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x barbulatum 'Hookeri', small, arachy, charming behavior
Pacific Blazing Star for it long, thin leaves, large size and great color

should be on the list.
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May 24, 2012 9:42 PM CST
Name: Kim
DC area (Zone 6b)
It's almost tomorrow and I'm ready to name another one. Smiling
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May 24, 2012 9:45 PM CST
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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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Watching the clock, but don't know if I can make it until midnight.
Okay, I will decide tomorrow morning what my favorite one is for Friday. Whistling
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May 26, 2012 10:18 AM CST
Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Seller of Garden Stuff I sent a postcard to Randy!
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Today my favorite is 'Plastic'.

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May 26, 2012 10:28 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Janice
Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cottage Gardener Garden Ideas: Master Level Sempervivums Tip Photographer
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I can see why, Chris!

Lovey dubby Hurray! Beautiful!!!
There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
- Albert Einstein.
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May 26, 2012 10:30 AM CST
Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Seller of Garden Stuff I sent a postcard to Randy!
Sempervivums Sedums Region: Wisconsin Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Avid Green Pages Reviewer
Isn't it an unusual color?
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May 26, 2012 10:32 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Janice
Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cottage Gardener Garden Ideas: Master Level Sempervivums Tip Photographer
Daylilies Roses Orchids Miniature Gardening Lilies Irises
Yes, a beauty there!!! Is it a good increaser?
There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
- Albert Einstein.
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May 26, 2012 10:35 AM CST
Name: Chris
Ripon, Wisconsin
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level Seller of Garden Stuff I sent a postcard to Randy!
Sempervivums Sedums Region: Wisconsin Hosted a Not-A-Raffle-Raffle Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Avid Green Pages Reviewer
Pretty good. Mine needs repotting badly - very crowded.
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May 26, 2012 11:01 AM CST
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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
Forum moderator I helped beta test the first seed swap Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Master Level
Today it would be Othello. Please excuse the damage on the leaves from a hail storm last month. Even with that this semp is 9 inches across right now. What a whopper of a semp.

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