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Growing Pains

By valleylynn
January 1, 2010

A plant clinic for Sempervivum, Jovibarba and J. heuffelii. This is a companion article for the Sempervivum and Jovibarba forum.

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Sep 5, 2010 8:56 PM CST
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Name: Anna
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What should I do with this? It looks like it might fall over soon.
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Sep 6, 2010 5:20 PM CST
Name: BlueFox
Grand Forks, B.C. Cdn. Zone 5A (Zone 4a)
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Oh No! Run - it's a triffid!

Rolling on the floor laughing
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Sep 6, 2010 8:09 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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Crying Jacki is that the juvenile form? Wonder what Dr. Houseleeks will recommend? Blinking
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Sep 6, 2010 8:09 PM CST
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Name: Anna
North Texas (Zone 8a)
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Maybe so! The person who gave it to me told me it was a paddle plant!
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Sep 7, 2010 2:58 PM CST
Name: BlueFox
Grand Forks, B.C. Cdn. Zone 5A (Zone 4a)
Romantic & Rustic, Xeric & Organic
Butterflies Enjoys or suffers cold winters Sempervivums Sedums Garden Art I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Charter ATP Member Region: Canadian Cactus and Succulents Xeriscape Garden Ideas: Level 1
Triffids apparently have the ability to change their appearance depending on their surroundings - I have several triffids blending in to the squash plants on the compost.

Anna, all kidding aside, you appear to have one of the Kalanchoe tribe - does this one form baby plantlets on the edge of the leaves, by chance?
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Sep 7, 2010 8:46 PM CST

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I'm sure it does form babies that way. I have a form of that with cylindrical leaves that is basically a weed in some of my rhipsalis pots (but beautiful anyway).

My suggestion is to put it in a hanging pot, let it fall over and keep planting babies in the pot. The bigger plants can get pretty ugly. However, once it falls over, the new growth will start back upwards again for interesting affect.
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Sep 8, 2010 6:43 AM CST
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Name: Anna
North Texas (Zone 8a)
Charter ATP Member Clematis I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Region: Texas Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Level 1
You got it. Thanks for the advice. I better check the near by pots as I am sure this has sent off offspring.
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