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Nursery: Mountaincrest Gardens by insiderart May 8, 2012 7:06 PM 46
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Timberline Gardens by picklepuff May 1, 2012 7:42 PM 42
Semp sale at Santa Rosa by kqcrna May 1, 2012 7:10 PM 4
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Here's another tagless one for ID, if possible ... by SongofJoy Apr 24, 2012 2:59 AM 8
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Lynn, anyone ... know the name? by SongofJoy Apr 23, 2012 2:00 PM 5
Help my sempervivum are elongating! by picklepuff Apr 19, 2012 5:20 PM 15
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Rot prone sempervivum by valleylynn Apr 14, 2012 12:00 PM 6
Vertical Gardening by goldfinch4 Apr 12, 2012 3:21 PM 0
Hens & Chicks help! by Skiekitty Apr 12, 2012 10:49 AM 21
Need some help/advice by t1nkerbelle Apr 5, 2012 5:08 PM 28
Red Hens and Chicks from Michigan Bulb by crittergarden Mar 28, 2012 4:54 AM 15
What to grow in zone 3a???? by mcash70 Mar 24, 2012 1:51 PM 17
Looking for: by valleylynn Mar 23, 2012 7:04 PM 4
Sterile Sempervivums by clintbrown Mar 22, 2012 3:05 PM 2
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Rock Planters by clintbrown Mar 11, 2012 2:22 AM 10
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What is your favorite Sempervivum? by valleylynn Mar 9, 2012 8:47 AM 23
Importing plants from other Countries. by valleylynn Mar 2, 2012 5:48 PM 9
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Picture Frame Planters by clintbrown Feb 22, 2012 11:18 AM 13
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Planting a rock wall with semps and heuffs by dbsmith2 Feb 20, 2012 10:28 AM 38
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Nursery: Mesa Garden by valleylynn Feb 14, 2012 1:52 PM 71

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  • While selecting from my crosses of S. 'Fat Jack' this year I've been surprised at how few wide-leaf seedlings were produced. This plant was one of my first wide leaved cultivars so I used it in crosses a lot in 2019 and have somewhere in the ballpark of 100 seedlings from protected handcrosses alone. About 75 of them are from a big cross to 'Silver song' where only a few seedlings surpass either parent in leaf width or surface wax, I'll only hang on to 3 out of the hundred just to see if another generation can bring out the width. It is a fertile plant, much more so than its parent 'Rita Jane', but if leaf width is a goal for you as a hybridizer I'd suggest just fighting the uphill battle with 'Rita Jane's limited fertility, you'll get 1/10th the seedlings, but they'll be 10 times as wide.
  • This lovely sempervivum produces a number of sports. Care must be taken to remove them from your colony to keep the cultivar correct. The sports should not be shared or sold as 'Drop Rockoon'.
  • Erwin Geiger said:Most red hybrids actually reach their color peak through their spring coloration. While the medium-sized rosettes of our random seedling are still painted with a dull crimson at this time, it will shine from your bed in very striking shades of red from July to September. A valuable addition to the large selection of Sempervivum hybrids.
  • Erwin Geiger said:A vigorous selection of the generative offspring of 'Tarita'. From an ergonomic point of view, the arrangement of the medium-sized leaves is reminiscent of roses at first glance. They appear all year round in the most different, bluish violet and purple with olive green pastel mixed with some ochre. Here it is also worth remembering the popular name "stone rose" for the genus Sempervivum, which was given to it by Karl Foerster.
  • Hans-Jorg Gensch said:'Alstergraffiti' attracted attention in 2015 due to its completely washed-out colours. After three years, it became stable in burgundy, with bright tips. But the Kindel retain their mottled play of colors.
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