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Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)              sandnsea2 Jul 1, 2013 1:32 PM CST |
| (Lynn suggested this thread.) I've noticed some Sempervivum are **extremely** prolific, well-deserving of their common name "Live-Forever". It's good to know this, so they can be given a wide berth at planting.  Here are a few of my "rabbits": Tederheid Bernstein Fiesta Ann-Marie The Police Westerlin Lone Star Royal Ruby Booth's Red ....and most of the Arachnoideums. What are yours? There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein. |
Name: tabby denver, colorado zone 5        tabby Jul 1, 2013 1:37 PM CST |
| The first one that comes to mind is Maria Laach. Extremely prolific and tough. S. funckii is also very tough and very prolific. |
Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a) sandnsea2 Jul 1, 2013 2:23 PM CST |
Great to know, Tabby!  There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein. |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b)          |
| Here are the ones that are heavy producers for me. These are ones that produce at least 20 offsets per rosette. Some I will have to do a count on, others there is no doubt that they are way over the mark of 20. Black Boissieri C. William Compte de Congae Dame Arsac Dark Cloud Dolle Dina's Dynamo Feldmaier Frost and Flame funckii Gay Jester graceum Hart Hookerii Irazu Kalinda Killer Lilac Time Pacific Blue Ice Pacific Mayfair Imp Pekinese Pixie pumilum Hepworth Purdy's Big Red Red Lion Rosa Maedchen Rosealind Royal Ruby Saturn Silver Angel Silver King Silverine Spinell Spring Triste Tederheid Temby Villiosum Virgil Woolcott's Variety Zarubianum Zepherin I was going to take photos of some of them, but the sun is way to intense right now. Maybe later in the day when it cools down. Thank you for starting this thread Janice. This way we can keep track of the semps that go above and beyond populating the earth with semps.  |
Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a) sandnsea2 Jul 1, 2013 4:03 PM CST |
Thanks, Lynn. That is a fabulous list!!! There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein. |
Name: Bev Salem OR (Zone 8a)     webesemps Jul 1, 2013 4:04 PM CST |
Wow, what a list, Lynn. Thanks so much for providing it! Maybe that's why I have 5 from that list because other people were generous enough to share some of those "heavily produced " offsets with me...Thanks all!   |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) |
There might be more to add to the list, but can't be sure since most have been through a move in the last two months. This spring I thinned them all out, only to have many of them already taking over.  |
Name: Cliff Hughes Front Royal, Va (Zone 6a)        Cahac Jul 1, 2013 8:16 PM CST |
| My rabbit's here in Va are Ashes of Roses Atroviolaceum Pubescents Blue Boy Emerald Empress Hart Icicle More Honey Pink Charm and my Ant like producers are Korresia-- puts out full circles of chicks and the chicks put out chicks before they fully root Red Beauty- this 1 is awesome the amt of chicks it produces this pic is a 3 gal pot i planted a small hen w/a couple attached chicks last summer, i have taken 30 rooted chicks out so far this year and you can't tell if any are missing from pot  cliff  SMILE AND HAVE A GREAT DAY |
Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a) sandnsea2 Jul 1, 2013 9:17 PM CST |
| Thanks, Cliff! What a great list and photo! Aren't they so fascinating ? There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein. |
 twitcher Jul 1, 2013 10:23 PM CST |
| Red Beauty is one of the oldest semps I have and one I have liked a long time. Pictures never seem to catch the subtle beauty of this one. |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) |
| Great photo Cliff, of a beautiful semp. Definitely fits in the 'High Production Semps' category. Twit, what are your heaviest producing semps? |
Name: Chris Ripon, Wisconsin      |
| My over achievers are: j. hirta f/Belansky Tatra Ali Atroviolaceum (Heimlich) Bronco ciliosum Emerald Empress Ford's Spring Fuego Icicle Isella Kalinda Lively Bug Mike Pacific Blazing Star Purdy's Big Red Rotmantel Tederheid Tokajense Cubits Store: The Sempervivum Patch - plants, containers, accessories! Also stop by Timber Treasures and Garden Buddies on Cubits |
Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a) sandnsea2 Jul 2, 2013 5:25 AM CST |
| Thanks, Chris! What a nice list. And so the list grows! There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein. |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) |
| That is a nice list Chris. Bronco is new to me, so happy to see it on your list. I forgot to put on my list that all of my Jovi roller types are in the high production category. hirta f-Mecsek Mts  |
Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a) sandnsea2 Jul 2, 2013 9:13 AM CST |
| Very pretty, Lynn. Love those happy Jovis...always strike me as happy cuz they are rolling around! There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein. |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) |
| They make me feel that way also Janice. And I think they are the toughest of them all. |
Name: tabby denver, colorado zone 5 tabby Jul 2, 2013 9:43 AM CST |
| I'm going to be trying jovi rollers between stepping stones as filler because they are so prolific. We'll see how it works. |
Name: Chris Ripon, Wisconsin |
| Sounds like a good idea Tabby. Should look cool too! Cubits Store: The Sempervivum Patch - plants, containers, accessories! Also stop by Timber Treasures and Garden Buddies on Cubits |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) |
| Great idea tabby. Also it seems the size of the little rollers would work well, rolling/fitting into all the crevices. Can't wait to see photos of that. |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) |
I was just going through some of my photos. I think I need to add Westerlin to the 'High Production' list. This photo was from last year. |
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