That's okay Paul, I also learn from the way you grow it. So far average time of life for semps, in my garden seems to be 2.5 years, and then they go kaput. But my remaining ones are doing fine, so far. Maybe I got it right this time, Who knows?
I realize before, I might be underwatering mine, when I saw how generously it was being watered at a nursery in Berkeley. I was thinking, was that my mistake? Their area is much cooler than ours and yet they water generously in summer. So I changed my tactic, Maybe my timing in watering was off on that container I lost.
The other remaining ones are more to the north/ northeast side of my garden so maybe it is cooler there, but gets good morning sun and some dappled afternoon sun.
