Jookie, I bet everyone is going to have a different answer to the ideal temp question...for me I think it wasn't just the temp, its also the air flow (which in winter is minimal in my apartment) For information purposes - most of these species are found in mountainous terrain (alpine - meaning above treeline, in most cases) where there is lots of wind, and moisture is largely in the air, groundwater runs off rapidly. So trying to mimic these environment attributes will help. In Michigan it may get very cold for them but if there's snow cover they'll be fine (only since yours have been indoors, this wouldn't be a good time of year to put them back out)
The other thing is that these plants are monocarpic - means that once they flower they die, but only the ones that bloomed, so hopefully before blooming they sent out lots of chicks. As you'll see on many of these threads alot of us want the large full grown semps, yet they will only last for one season (usually) and then bloom, whereas if you start with these young ones, you'll have them for at least a couple of years, and watch as they grow and send out chicks of their own!! I'm thinking that these will send out chicks by the end of summer this year! Especially if you move them outside in a couple of weeks or a month when weather permits! I'd love to hear what other's think too!
Keep on with the questions!! Its a way for all of us to learn!
