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valleylynn said:Even those of us that are into carefully keeping names with the semps have the occasional NOIDS...

Question: How does a NOID get into semp collections?

Weather?

clintbrown said:The storm blew away two of my Semp tags last night. I think I'll just call them Clint's Delight.

Happenstance?

CDsSister said:...Most of mine are gradually turning into NOIDs as I move things around and tags get lost. It is fun to just enjoy them isn't it?

Sherri said: ...I have a really pretty NOID from Twit ...Once upon a time it had a name, I just managed to lose it.....

Runaways?

Eviesmummy said:I agree with you and Bev, I have lots of noids since I planted my rockery, lots of babies fell off during moving and now I don't have a clue what they are lol...

Temptation?

stilldew said:This…NOID. I've been resisting buying it because I really just want name ones, but I gave in and brought it home today…

Consensus Taking?

twitcher said:... It is quite common to see no-id seedlings emerge in a pot or colony when the pot or colony is older. One will not notice a new seedling for whatever reason until it gets large enough to stand out. Thus it is likely that the odd one in the pot is but a stranger taking advantage of the opportunity to grow in a new home. To preserve the named variety, the odd ones should be moved to another home ...or weeded out.

Nature's Soldiers?

Patty said: ... The only ones I'm babying are the chicklettes that the night crawlers keep moving

Patty said:... they don't eat the semps or hurt them in any way. But they are so large that when they come up and move around they take my newly planted chicklets with them! Sometimes I find them 8-10" away. It can cause ID problems if I don't catch them right away, or if I'm not sure where it belongs. I have been trying to anchor them down with hairpins but sometimes they still manage to move them!

Mis-Spellings?

banker07 said:...sometimes you're talking about Rachel - sometimes about Rachael; but that are two different cultivars !! Sometimes a single letter makes the difference Peter

goldfinch4 said: Yes Peter, one letter can mean a completely different plant! I'd better do some more checking on this.

Browsing thru "small" nurseries?

parttimegardener said: NOIDs... - you find them in any small nursery and they're full of surprises. Some are very distinct, others just blend in and never get an interesting colour and shape.

Distraction and Magic?

TerriStanley said: .... Yet somehow, somewhere along the line someone made a mistake or wasn't paying attention or simply didn't know better. Abracadabra, I have another noid!