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Name: Maggie Western New York (Zone 5b)      DeerXing Nov 29, 2020 6:01 PM CST |
| Always Living Hens and Chicks sem·per·vi·vum | ˌsempərˈvīvəm | Latin, from Latin semper 'always' + vivus 'living'. My hens and Chicks live in the nooks and crannies of a large boulder of pudding stone. They face into the wind, surviving the winter snow and ice. It amazes me how they thrive with very little soil or water.  It's OK to Play in the Garden |
Name: Cal McGaugh Escondido, California (Zone 10b)  EscondidoCal Nov 29, 2020 6:07 PM CST |
You captured them perfectly, Maggie. Very pretty banner!  I've never been able to keep them here in our 10a environment, though they are succulents, and love it where you are.  Learn & create something every day. Our Duck Pond The thread "Pool to Natural Pond Conversion" in Ponds and Water Gardening forum |
Name: Laurie southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b)      lauriemorningglory Nov 29, 2020 6:24 PM CST |
| Yup, they are tough plants! I learned another new term: pudding stone--I've never seen this before. Google shows some beautiful rocks! Do you have pictures of your pudding stone, Maggie? BTW great banner! |
Zone 5    Fleur569 Nov 29, 2020 6:29 PM CST |
| A beautiful banner and great translation from Latin to the English name given. The more I learn, the thirstier I get for more knowledge. Wish that would have happened when I was a teenager. |
Name: Kristi east Texas pineywoods (Zone 8a)     pod Nov 29, 2020 7:28 PM CST |
What a nice banner. It is delicately beautiful for such a durable plant.  edited to add: I also love the DeerXing name and your DeerZing story. Pelting you with acorns for the good laugh. Believe in yourself even when no one else will. ~ Sasquatch |
Name: Johannian The Black Hills, SD (Zone 5b) There is none truly good but God.    Johannian Nov 29, 2020 7:41 PM CST |
| Congratulations on your first banner, Maggie! Very nice banner! I like sempervivums and keep a few myself. Honor thy father and thy mother, do unto your neighbor as you would have them do unto you. (Mat. 19:19) WOLVES ARE AWESOME |
Name: Rj Just S of the twin cities of M (Zone 4b)    crawgarden Nov 29, 2020 7:49 PM CST |
| Great banner Maggie! Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. |
Name: Elizabeth Ann Arbor, Michigan (Zone 6a)             arctangent Nov 29, 2020 8:21 PM CST |
| Love the specimen of sempervivum you chose for the banner, and the wonderful crisp details in the photo. As a closet geology geek, I confess that I'm jealous that you have your very own pudding stone boulder, large enough to provide niches for these hardy specimens.  Glaciers deposited a fair number of pudding stones, brought down from Canada, in the area where I live, but I have yet to see one used as yours is. Very creative on your part.  I post high resolution photos (nature, travel, and other subjects) on smugmug https://arctangent.smugmug.com... |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b)            valleylynn Nov 29, 2020 9:41 PM CST |
| Wonderful banner, and beautiful specimen of Sempervivum globiferum. |
Name: Maggie Western New York (Zone 5b) DeerXing Nov 30, 2020 8:19 PM CST |
lauriemorningglory said:Yup, they are tough plants! I learned another new term: pudding stone--I've never seen this before. Google shows some beautiful rocks! Do you have pictures of your pudding stone, Maggie?This is it, somewhat. This chunk was bequeathed to my husband when his parents downsized. The total of its pieces measure about 2 cu ft. Should you find yourself a bit west of NY's finger lakes region, check out Sonnenberg Gardens. Outstanding pudding stone rock garden! https://www.google.com/search?...  It's OK to Play in the Garden |
Name: Cal McGaugh Escondido, California (Zone 10b) EscondidoCal Nov 30, 2020 8:42 PM CST |
| The puddingstone makes a perfect container, and they look very happy in their niche. Nice contrast of the plants against the dark stone..... looks like a meteorite. And it's an heirloom.....very special. We have some dudleas in crevices in a granite boulder that have done well with little water, so I will try again with the hens n chicks in a crevice as well. As long as they aren't baking in the sun, they may make it after all. Always worth a try. Learn & create something every day. Our Duck Pond The thread "Pool to Natural Pond Conversion" in Ponds and Water Gardening forum |
Name: Laurie southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b) lauriemorningglory Nov 30, 2020 9:22 PM CST |
| Cool! Thanks for sharing the picture. I agree with Cal--a wonderful heirloom. And Sonnenberg Gardens looks like a neat place to visit. I like rocks! |
Name: Cal McGaugh Escondido, California (Zone 10b) EscondidoCal Dec 1, 2020 1:54 AM CST |
| BTW, found this awesome website for Sempervivums... https://mountaincrestgardens.c... Ordered S. x-ciliosum & S. green ice We do have Hens n Chicks here, but they are the larger variety. The smaller varieties are the ones that I wasn't able to grow earlier, but hope to be successful with them in a rock crevice.  Learn & create something every day. Our Duck Pond The thread "Pool to Natural Pond Conversion" in Ponds and Water Gardening forum |
Name: Elizabeth Ann Arbor, Michigan (Zone 6a) arctangent Dec 1, 2020 5:32 AM CST |
Thanks so much for sharing a shot of your heirloom pudding stone (or puddingstone) with its sempervivums. Your stone looks to have a very different mix of components than the ones I typically see, so I thought I'd share a photo of one of the boulders I frequently see. It's on the bank of the Huron River in a city park. I think it's what is called a jasper puddingstone, because of the numerous inclusions of chunks of jasper, among other rock types. They're the red blobs you can see in the photo. As you can see, this boulder doesn't have the proper indentations to host rock garden types of plants. I'd love to see a puddingstone rock garden! I post high resolution photos (nature, travel, and other subjects) on smugmug https://arctangent.smugmug.com... |
Name: BellaKelly Tampa Bay, Florida (Zone 9b)        BellaKelly Dec 1, 2020 7:45 AM CST |
I always learn something on these threads! Today I learned that the rock we kept from my in-laws garden after they passed is "a thing"! I always heard about the pudding stone, but didn't realize it was called that beyond our family.  I would have looked it up! Mom was from NJ, and her brother still lives in Kinnelon. These stones are part of the landscape there. I thought this was just a stone from home, which was enough, but it's a greater treasure now.  |
Name: Cal McGaugh Escondido, California (Zone 10b) EscondidoCal Dec 1, 2020 6:18 PM CST |
| @DeerXIng Maggie, that rock is really magnificent.....it's reassuring it will be there for you & your family for generations. Whether for sempervivums or lichens, it will provide a good home longer than we will be here. That's something very comforting about that, at least to me, like a very old bonsai that's been in the family for many years, though unlike a bonsai, it pretty much takes care of itself. Enjoy it for many years. PS- it would be great to take the same pic every few months, especially in winter with snow on it. I'm sure we'd all enjoy more banners of it. Learn & create something every day. Our Duck Pond The thread "Pool to Natural Pond Conversion" in Ponds and Water Gardening forum |
Name: Laurie southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b) lauriemorningglory Dec 2, 2020 1:39 PM CST |
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Name: Cal McGaugh Escondido, California (Zone 10b) EscondidoCal Dec 4, 2020 5:56 PM CST |
| Just in case someone is still listening here, my 2 sempervivums came in today from Mountain Crest Gardens https://mountaincrestgardens.c... Very fast service, well packed, and kept me updated all along. I just checked on care here https://www.gardeningknowhow.c... and was surprised to learn sempervivums can tolerate heat (?), and need 50-50 compost & sand or grit (?) I was going to put them in a rock crevice, but may put them in a shallow bonsai pot instead to keep an eye on them. But will be careful not to overwater. Learn & create something every day. Our Duck Pond The thread "Pool to Natural Pond Conversion" in Ponds and Water Gardening forum |
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