Doesn't look like so to me but keep an eye (or two) on it. She might just be sitting high because the offsets are so much underneath her ...

I agree with Bev. Boy, she is not wanting to let those chicks out from under her wings/leaves.

Very nice plant John!

Nice pictures everyone. I sure would like to see oddity bloom, keep an eye on that Lynn. I've been busy outside putting together the last of my hanging baskets and containers. Also, working on a semp planting on the outside of a wire watering can container.
Took a few pictures of some of my bloomers.
Heuffelii 'Bronze Ingot'
Semp 'Ashes of Roses'
Semp 'Cornstone'

Those are going to be beautiful Julia. And lots of seed.

Very beautiful Julia!

Can't wait to see the watering can. Neat!

I think Oddity might be a chimera as you often get normal-looking 'Albidum' plants in a clump. If that's so, most of the seed/ pollen would be from the "normal tissue" rather than the mutant tissue. 'Weirdo' arose as a seedling and was mutant from day one so I'm thinking that it will give mutant progeny 100% of the time.

By the way the first flowers came out on 'Weirdo' yesterday and they are RECTANGLES! How weird is that?? The pollen looks rather suspicious too, almost as though the mutation has affected the ability to form normal pollen. There are some rounder looking buds coming so my fingers are crossed.

Kevin

My noid semp is doing a weird bloom "movement" for lack of better words..
Photo taken on 26June2013 - typical bolting/coning


Photo taken on 01July2013 - getting taller with the buds as expected and close-up of buds


Photo taken today 03July2013 in the morning - the buds made an about face, not sure if it was preparing to avoid facing the south sun, so as always I gave it its morning shower, thinking it maybe also beginning to have some heat issues:


Photo taken today 03Jul2013 in the afternoon - the buds are slowly moving to the front again, and has one bloom showing. I gave it an afternoon shower, coz I do not know what it wants now. Could it still be having heat problems, thirsty, ready to face the sun, while at the same time top heavy with the buds ready to bloom? (At this time it is in shade) but ambient temps are at 100F:


Does anyone's semp do this thing too??

I have to admit that I don't let my blooms get that far to notice any strange behavior. I did think "ALIEN" by the time I got to your 3rd picture. Nice documentation of the movements and changes.

Not surprising that strange things are happening in your heat tarev. Think I'd do an about face too!

Hausmanii


Ashes of Roses


Crimson Velvet

Love those blooms on Hausmanii! The pale green and pink are beautiful together!

Just an update on the blooms on 'Weirdo'. First of all they are greenish white, a very odd shade for a semp and are tinged green. Almost as though the petals weren't quite sure they were petals. The bloom shape varies from a rectangular form to triangles, not your usual symmetrical semp blossom at all. Anthers don't seem to want to deshisce normally but I've put pollen from 'Unicorn' on several flowers to see if seed will form.

Anyway curiouser and curiouser!

Kevin

Thanks, Chris! The flowers are so fun to watch, as are the buds..

Kevin, they sound so interesting!

I'm watching some buds too and they are taking forever to bloom.

From the tiny S. Wendy


To the large S J H Hotlips


Maybe tomorrow

They do sounds pretty odd Kevin. Good luck, would be great if it works!

Kevin did you take photos? Pleeeease, photos. I can't wait to see photos.

Tarev, the combination of heat and to much moisture could be a what is causing them to grow odd. It's good you moved them into shade, now cut back on watering, and when you do water do it sparingly.

Very nice photos Janice. The Hausmanii blooms make me smile.

Hey Marilyn, when those little seeds show up they might just reseed themselves in the pots.

Thanks Lynn, it is in a part sun/part shade area..but our temps are luckily improving greatly today..delta breeze is back yipppee! It gets the full sun in the morning till noon, then shade in the afternoon. I think I can finally go back to having intervals in watering.

That head of blooms is still moving..oh well..I guess it just wants to find a comfortable position Last night it was facing forward, this morning it is facing east...flexing its neck

Something fun to watch. I must be a sun worshiper.

I was out checking this morning and all of the J H Hotlips are blooming so I must hope for reseeding.