Mark & Susan,
I take great offense to both the tone and content of your postings.
From the initial concept of the Chick Charms program it has been my intention to give absolute proper credit to the correct botanical name of every Sempervivum we have introduced under the Chick Charms brand.
It would have been MUCH easier to simply identify them all as Sempervivum hybrids and leave you to guess what their botanical names were.
However, I wanted to do the honorable thing and cross reference the correct name on the back of every single label we've printed.
There is not a single NOID in this group of Sempervivums.
My goal was to appeal to a new demographic of both kids and also non-gardeners. I began growing Sempervivums when I was 5 years old and feel strongly they are the perfect gateway plant to get kids interested in gardening. The good news is that it is WORKING and we are drawing in an entirely new group of people who are fascinated by Sempervivums. I would think this would make you all very happy and excited to have a new generation of people to carry on the interest in Sempervivums, but obviously you strongly feel differently.
It would have been extremely difficult to have a young person ask their parents to buy them a Sempervivum arachnoideum tomentosum or Sempervivum 'Reinhardt'. However, it is much easier for them to ask for a Fringed Frosting or Appletini plant. AND, we do give credit to the proper name on the back of every single Chick Charms tag.
Please feel free to not purchase any Chick Charms, but refrain from any further accusations of "stealing" or "bottom feeding".
Chris Hansen
Creator of the Chick Charms brand
