Very nice!
(side by side is good--Thanks Lynn)

wish I had color like those!

Okay--so I just extracted a few more babies and stuck 'em in a rock--aka gently wedged them into crags
for the advice
hope it works

Currently, this arrangement is partly shaded by taller plants in all day sun and holds no water, the rock is rough but not porous--how often should I water the rock a little bit to get them rooting?

Mark so pretty! I love the last one!
Lynn I know!! I always feel that when seeing photos of semps...it helps to look closely at these plants!

dirtdorphins said:Very nice!
(side by side is good--Thanks Lynn)

wish I had color like those!

Okay--so I just extracted a few more babies and stuck 'em in a rock--aka gently wedged them into crags
for the advice
hope it works

Currently, this arrangement is partly shaded by taller plants in all day sun and holds no water, the rock is rough but not porous--how often should I water the rock a little bit to get them rooting?

Lately it's been hot and dry so I've been watering them daily. When it cools down I lighten up on it. I have many rocks that I have them growing on. usually I wait to start them in a week or so but I needed to get a lot going to take with me to a fair. I started some in late July and they're solidly attached to the rocks now.

Thanks,
Fortunately, we are cooling off here.
I can't maintain daily in that location--but at least it is a rock that I can move. Good thing I didn't start with a big boulder...

Here you go dirtdorphins. Mark has lots of eye candy at his place. Have fun.
http://hallspondgardens.com/in...
https://plus.google.com/u/0/ph...

Way nice!! Thanks Lynn for posting these links!

Incredible! love that kinda candy indeed
Just for a minute, I am wishing I was closer to Maine...

So here's yet another forum discovery !

According to your web site, Mark, you grow sempervivum in containers? How do you get them to winter over? Or perhaps you're on the coast of Maine where it is warmer than the Northern reaches of Upstate NY? I've just rushed to get all of my potted semps into the ground, hopefully in time to get their roots settled before winter. Now I'm wondering if I needed to bother?

And Lynn, you are right, some of the plants are coloring up. I'll get photos. There's one that looks like a roller, but I'm wondering...

I look forward to the photos MR.
Rollers are even tougher than the semps. You can put them in the ground or into containers and leave them out for the winter. Even in your Upstate New York.

markb said:This is a new favorite. Jovibarba sobolifera Pale. It's a wonderful Light green.

This is seedling I started last year.I'm liking it.

Here's a photo of the same seedling taken today

ooh yeah!
What's not to like?!

Mark I do like that seedling!! In its early coloration it looks a lot like "Connie" but its later photo is different

Beautiful Mark. The tips are such an intense red.
Have you used Jovibarba sobolifera Pale form as a parent yet?

That's a great one Mark!

I haven't crossed any intentionally yet. I had planned to this season but things got so busy with preparing for a fair, going away for a week and my dog/companion having to get put down. Hopefully next year but in the meantime I've let the pollinators do the work. Just transplanted 50 of this years babies. (another 50 waiting in the wings. Even if I don't select any to propagate I use them to stuff in cracks in my stone walls or fill stone containers that I create. Growing from seed is a win, win situation.

Sorry to hear about your dog companion.
It must be lonely out around the nursery right now.

I look forward to seeing your intention crosses some day.

I am sorry to hear about the loss of your dog, Mark. Take care.

Sorry about your companion, always hard.