I was thinking if you had them you'll be converted!! :)
Jovibarba is another type of cold hardy succulent similar to semps :D

Thanks Greg!

You will have to distract him somehow, quite tenacious.
Regards,
Arif.

Arif, you crack me up.
Why would I want to distract him?

Look at these Marilyn. They produce offsets In a different way from the semps.
They produce tiny little round offsets on very fragile stolen that break away from the parent rosette, usually rolling away from the parent and rooting where ever it may stop. They can even land on their little heads, and some how they manage to root and pull themselves upright. Very tough and fun to watch plants. There are a number of different varieties.

Beautiful Lynn!

Do they flower? How tall and wide do they get?

This was taken last November. You can see the plant tag which gives you a size reference.
J. hirta sobolifera


And this is what the sempervivum blooms look like. I can't find my photos with the bees and butterflies gathering nectar from the blooms.


Oh boy, found these two. Still not finding the one with the butterflies. You can see the difference between the blooms of sempervivum and jovibarba in these two photos.

Tried to warn you now look at the artists how neatly they hook you that single question means, they got your attention to the bait .
Regards,
Arif.

Lynn,

What are the names to the two pink flowering ones? I like those. Need to know how tall and wide do they get? When do they bloom? Do they bloom every year?

And more importantly, do they have 'pointy needles' that would prick a person?

I love the second pink one that has a bee and a bee flying to the flowers!

KAMasud said: Tried to warn you now look at the artists how neatly they hook you that single question means, they got your attention to the bait .
Regards,
Arif.

What are ones that attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies?

I 'live' for the Hummers, so I gotta be a 'good' host to them when they're here (6 months or less).

Love to have flowers to attract BF's! Love flowers that serve all 3 (Hummers, BF's and Bees) or 2 of them!

Arif,

Is that a moth flying to the second flower pic?

Marilyn, sadly these plants are called "monocarpic" because they only bloom once then die, hopefully though before dying they put out "chicks" and so the plant continues

"because they only bloom once then die"

"hopefully though before dying they put out "chicks" and so the plant continues"

How long would the chicks have to grow to put out flowers?

Typically they bloom in their 3rd year, or if there is a lot of sun/heat they may bloom sooner, but I think if this is the case, they may bloom without sending out chicks. But they might look great at the base of some of your perennials!

Thanks Greg for the info!

Yes Marilyn, you're welcome! They are lovely plants that are mostly easy to care for, which is partly why people like them! I hope you do take Lynn up on her offer and try out a couple and see how you like them! Happy gardening, whatever you decide! Do check in periodically - you made me laugh! thanks
Cheers

Lynne those are beautiful. I have J. hedge hog albeit very small right now since this is my first try. Those look similar but more colorful.

Cruddy, I love Hedgehog! Its such an amazing plant, I received very small babies along with larger plants when I got my order back in Dec. And the little guys are just plugging along! Hanging in there!!

Marilyn they can be as tiny as 1/8" across a rosette or as large as 9" or larger across a rosette. Depending on the variety. But all make wonderful colonies.
Once you have a nice colony going, some in the colony will bloom while the others carry on.
The bloom stalks can be anywhere from 4" tall to over 1 foot tall, again depending on the variety of semp.

Maybe some of you here can show Marilyn some photos for examples of colonies?

Cruddy, I love them all.