NEILMUIR1 said: … sometimes people get to such an obsession about naming things that they forget to look at the sheer beauty that nature gave us.
What's "wrong" with this picture?...Well, it's of a Noid.
A couple of years ago, on our way to an important medical appt., we passed by an unfamiliar nursery. Hubby said "Want to take a quick look?" The quick look resulted in the purchase of the pictured handsome Sempervivum with a label attached. I have, ever since, referred to that semp as the "Drive-By Semp Buy". Later on I found that the semp was mislabeled but that did not change how I felt about it. It was purchased on an important day as my hubby was diagnosed with cancer but that semp purchase was the one sliver of sunshine for that day.
I have never tried to ID it. I love the way it looks. It doesn't look like anything else I have; I found it and it's mine.
valleylynn said: We support you in whatever semp you want to own. 
IN the mid 90's I started collecting semps and threw the ID tags away. For my projects, I chose to buy semps for their distinctive attributes of color, texture, size and ease of care.
Now my collection is 2/3 ID'ed and 1/3 not. It is the 1/3 with no names that draw me closer to take a good look and appreciate the distinctive features of each and every one.
Do any of you keep Noids? Why or why not?
A reminder: It is not the intent of this thread to identify any Noids shown here. Please let us just show off, discuss and enjoy their qualities!
