As a comment about Hen and Chicks (Sempervivum x comollii (x albidum)), banker07 wrote:

this is no cultivar but a natural form; so the cultivarname has to be deleted;

the correct name is S. x albidum or S. x comollii (x albidum);

in the past S. x albidum was seen as an own hybrid-form; later it was declared as a form of S. x comollii which is a natural hybrid of S. tectorum x S. wulfenii;
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Sep 10, 2013 12:43 AM CST
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This has been changed Peter. Thank you so much for the information. Thumbs up
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Sep 10, 2013 1:00 AM CST
Name: Peter Dieckmann
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I think it may be better to change the botanical name to S. x comollii (x albidum) to be different to the "pure" S. x comollii; it's also correct to name it S. x albidum (the older Form);
but only S. x comollii won't show the difference to other S. x comollii which are not albidum;
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Sep 10, 2013 1:05 AM CST
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Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
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Which do you think would be the better name to use in current times?
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Sep 10, 2013 2:02 AM CST
Name: Peter Dieckmann
Germany
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S. x comollii (x albidum)

it's unlikely that 'x albidum' might become a own species again...
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Sep 10, 2013 4:48 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
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