valleylynn said: FPF, all that are in my current collection have proven to be very heat tolerant. That does not necessarily translate to high temps plus high humidity.

That's true! And I wouldn't blame them for not liking it; I do my best to get away from the worst of it myself!

I'm really hoping the umbrella/shade cloth continues to help. It looks to be working well, so far.

@sedumzz My fuzziest centered ones are Jeanne d'Arc, Urmina and a couple of NoIDs. Unfortunately, they all got too hot in the sun Wednesday and are pouting right now.
The furriest is Tarantula.

Ooh, Tarantula!...that one gives me lots of anxiety. I check on my whole collection and then I'm thinking I can't find it because it probably slipped into oblivion. I keep looking, a second once-over and then...there it is: One rosette by itself hanging on by it's remaining cilia...

This belongs to a person that probably doesn't have my kind of anxiety:

FPF, I love how you are working your way through figuring out how to grow semps in Kentucky.

Wow, Bev that colony of Chris' 'Tarantula' is stunning.

webesemps said: Ooh, Tarantula!...that one gives me lots of anxiety. I check on my whole collection and then I'm thinking I can't find it because it probably slipped into oblivion. I keep looking, a second once-over and then...there it is: One rosette by itself hanging on by it's remaining cilia...

This belongs to a person that probably doesn't have my kind of anxiety:

• Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum 'Tarantula')
• Uploaded by goldfinch4

I fully understand! I have anxiety over Tarantula, too, because it's so cute and fuzzy and I read on the forum somewhere that the fuzzy ones tend to retain moisture in their ciliated centers and that this tendency can encourage rot.
I have had a short heart to heart with it, and have asked it to do its very best to stay healthy.
We'll see if I am any good as a sempervivum whisperer or not.




It does make me smile though, unlike the spider. ( )

valleylynn said:

This one is so very sweet. An old time favorite for color and texture. 'Pacific Mauve'.

Beautiful.

I see I have a new need: Pacific Mauve. Just gorgeous!

Thank you, Paleo and Connie. I have had this one for many years. It came from SMG.