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Feb 25, 2016 11:44 AM CST
Name: Tim Stoehr
Canby, Oregon (Zone 8b)
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If misery loves company this should be a popular thread! I think it's good to share not only our finest specimens but our most spectacular failures as well.

My 'Pacific Hep' looks similar to Lynn's. Both look like they will somehow manage to pull through.
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I had a small potted 'Jeramaia' that was left in the rain and rotted. It is now in the compost heap.

Here's 'Thayne' which doesn't really look so bad. There was another rosette that I pulled up to check for stem rot, which I didn't find. A needless sacrifice, but I will do this from time to time if I feel it will help me learn what's going on.

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Here's a potted 'Raspberry Ice' which had a large over-congested area that seemed problematic. I decided to thin it out and as I did so alot of it seemed like it might be rotting. The main stem is now gone. I may have overdone things a bit. *Blush*

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The good news is it looks splendid from the other side.

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Lessons learned... don't leave potted semps out in the rain over the winter, and stay away from 'Pacific Hep*'.

All in all, I feel like I had very few actual issues. I think having a good eastern exposure for early morning sunshine has been a big help.
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