It is a interesting little plant you never know what its going to do. There are 2 others in the same container a large one and another small but just look like any other semp.
Plants are like that little ray of sunshine on a rainy day.
Karen that's one reason I think it is a bloom but the shape looks like an offset, but it isn't likely that an offset would take this long.
Thanks Ed for keeping us intrigued!
Here is one of mine that shows some of the base rosette and you can see there are bloom buds all the way near the bottom... After seeing my own picture I'm thinking yours is a bud Ed
Karen here's what the Arach type blooms look like