Can't wait to see them Kevin. I loved 'Fuego'. The color changes were so dramatic.

My Fuego turned into mush in the December freeze. I was rather disappointed with that. Typical for it?

'Fuego' can have some issues with rot in our PNW wet season. I grew it for about 8 years with good success. The soil must be fast draining and lots of top dressing with chicken grit or 1/4 minus gravel.

Lynn, the Fuego start you gifted me 6 or 7 years ago (maybe even longer) does great planted directly into my clayish soil, no grit dressing or added amendments to aid drainage. This leads me to think that Fuego is one of those that prefers growing au naturale. I have Sunset that Bev gifted me growing next to it and it also does well there. I have tried growing each in amended containers and they didn't do well. Go figure! Not a show plant under these conditions but I am happy that it is happy, and it still goes through its spectactular color changes.

That's a beautiful picture, Connie. Your Fuego looks amazing with the greenery around it.

Well, the greenery is all moss. Fuego even seems to fight that off!

Connie, that really looks great. I love it's spring color changes into summer. And outstanding colors in that one.

Johannian said: That's a beautiful picture, Connie. Your Fuego looks amazing with the greenery around it.

I agree that is beautiful!

My 'Fuego' was grown in normal topsoil too Connie. (BTW your clump is gorgeous!!) I think the spuria irises may have overtaken it as they are so big and dense now. The cross to 'Deimos' was to keep the size up and all of the progeny were big. 'Crab Legs' has very upright leaves and no sign of rot.

Kevin

I think spuria irises will overrun anything in its way! My neighbor has a HUGE clump that she always wanted to get rid of but has never succeeded. I would not be surprised if the clump were 70 years or more old! A very old white variety, nothing like the colored ones of today.

valleylynn said: 'Fuego' can have some issues with rot in our PNW wet season. I grew it for about 8 years with good success. The soil must be fast draining and lots of top dressing with chicken grit or 1/4 minus gravel.

my soil wasn't wet, my temperature went from 70F to 6F in a day and a half.
Today it's raining and I watered semps last week because the soil was so dry (as I was rinsing my vinegared semps anyway), so I have screening above the pots and pond liner above the screening. They are ventilated but one of my pots I can't lift to move it, so I just made them a roof.

pardalinum said: Well, the greenery is all moss. Fuego even seems to fight that off!

and here I am jealous of your moss!

Looks like there is some nice fluffy plagiomnium. I have some Hypnum in the semp/sedum garden bed

Does anyone ever plant semps in with angelina? I may try that because I have a ton of it going wild. If you have pics I would love to see them.

Be careful, Angelina is a thug! You could but you would have to trim it back often -- and Angelina gets tall which might be a problem

Angelina sedum or angelina wildflower?

I was talking about the Sedum

Teresa, if you are talking about Petrosedum rupestre subsp. rupestre 'Angelina', it is easy enough to keep in check, by pruning and thinning/pulling out the unwanted plants.
Chick Charms has an improved version of 'Angelina', Chick Charms 'Angelina's Teacup'. I am growing it now, seems to be more of a clump former, stays compact if given enough sunshine. The color is great. https://www.facebook.com/searc...

I have the older type of Angelina sedum. I have seen that for sale and was wondering how it does.

valleylynn said: Teresa, if you are talking about Petrosedum rupestre subsp. rupestre 'Angelina', it is easy enough to keep in check, by pruning and thinning/pulling out the unwanted plants.
Chick Charms has an improved version of 'Angelina', Chick Charms 'Angelina's Teacup'. I am growing it now, seems to be more of a clump former, stays compact if given enough sunshine. The color is great. https://www.facebook.com/searc...

But do make sure to keep it in check. Angelina's Teacup does seem to behave better here too