I'm sorry! You seem so happy now. What a wonderful place you have and all the friends.





Not a semp but sweet!

Wonderful rosularia Julia. And they grow so well with the semps. Just have to love their blooms.

valleylynn said:Greg, do you still have that large velvety dusty rose one I gave you a year or two ago? Just wondering what it looks like this fall.

Looks like this was the last evidence of that Semp of Greg's:

gg5 said: …And here is a NOID that I got from Lynn...you can't tell but it is also about 6inches across, fuzzy and probably going to bloom since there are no chicks...
Top view

Side view

Thanks Bev for finding picture

Yes, thank you so much Bev. I am so loving this thread.

stilldew said:Strange how addictive some of us find these little balls of leaves.

I'm hoping some forgotten photos (from previous posts) bring back the reasons we appreciate Noids. Now some of you may find these Noids familiar and I apologize but maybe a few of the upcoming semperholics may not have seen these:

This one I had a long time ago and I’ve never seen one with the purple center and fuzziness again. Guess I need to start looking again?


First Noid I purchased in Salem OR


Purchased a flat of these in the early millennium and still have a few of the offsets living


These Noids sure can accent a space, can't they?

Julia, that's a cool rock cleft there. Soon to be chock full and bursting at the seams. Just put more rocks in front of those rocks, plant with semps and repeat until all space is consumed.
Addictive... indeed.

Paddy said:I've been shopping too and came home with a half price NOID. Why do they sell semps with no name !!!

pardalinum said:Here are some photos of the weird semp that Greg shared with me last year. Originally from one of Lynn's beds, a NOID.

This photo is from last year, after it settled in well in its container.


Photos I took this morning showing the ring of babies; There is no apparent damage to the top of this semp that would encourage this odd growth.

Hey thanks Bev for scrounging that up!

Connie do you have any of that plant left? It sure was pretty one, mine bloomed out without ever offsetting

Afraid not Greg. Mine did the same...

Connie, I've been doing a lot of scrounging...The Noid info and sharing from various members is all over the place across several old threads. I wanted it all to be in one place to recount and re-appreciate all that has been posted so that new people can enjoy too. Also to post new stuff about Noids.

Might have to go out and check my other NOIDS. They are mostly used in my crafty garden art stuff (of which I made another one the other day to show off later).

Now, don't get carried away with that creative stuff, Connie. People want to eventually make it thru and past your house next year...

No worries there Bev. Once they see how horrid my yard really is (I don't do lawn) they will take a quick glance at goodies and be on their way. In fact, I am on my way to Garland now for more hemlock mulch to put around the table area. Need to do it now because with my luck it may not be available at the right time come April, then I would be out of luck.

Maybe Garland will still have some goodies (plants ) on sale...

Nice trip to Garland's... this time of year it is very quiet there. Most plants are cleared out but they still had good choices. I picked up a pot of Ruby Mantle sedum to grow in a container. Also saw a very beautiful pink snowberry shrub that was calling to me.

Anyone coming down in the spring and interested in tillandsias they have a nice selection ranging from around 4.99 to 10.99 (a big fat one). Many priced right between.

Thanks for the updates, Connie, and waiting to see what you do with the Ruby Mantle! I got a huge metal basket in Aug which I want to plant up with Noids this winter. Maybe I'll just prep the basket and mix up the dirt and rocks and plant after the New Year. Right now probably not a good time to buy small rocks from Nursery as everything must be sopping wet. I just opened the lid of container that I threw slightly damp (I guess) soil in and was hit with the sight of mold, mold everywhere.

Bev, I have several rosettes that have produced offsets this year like you above photo. Truly is odd.