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Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)              sandnsea2 Aug 2, 2013 11:01 AM CST |
| Many of the Semps turn green during summer warm weather, so I was noticing which Jovis and Semps stayed Red and Rose Red. I hope you will add yours! Centennial....................this photo makes it look pinker than it is. I need to take one in a different light.  Red Monique Clipper Viking PS: I editted this to put the more purplish colored semps in the Purple thread. I was lumping together shades of purple, with the reds. 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)           |
Great new thread Janice.  On my way out to make a list.  |
Name: Kate S Wales UK (Zone 9a)         Eviesmummy Aug 2, 2013 3:10 PM CST |
Red spider is the first of my semps that springs to mind, I'll check on the others tomorrow  Kate UK |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) |
| So far here are mine that are red in Summer. Lowes 60 Red Lion Firebird Mars Booth's Red Max Frei Gruenrand Should we make threads for yellow/gold, purple, tan? |
 twitcher Aug 3, 2013 11:38 PM CST |
| Emerald Empress and Crimsonette generally stay red for me during the summer. However, they need substantial sun to show best. Mt. Hood is another one that stays red. |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) |
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Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a) sandnsea2 Aug 4, 2013 8:42 AM CST |
Thanks, Evie, Lynn and Twit!!!  Nice ones!Great idea for the threads, Lynn!! Summer can be so very "green" in the Semp world, if you know what I mean!  , it's helpful when planting together to know which colors they will be during ****summer*****, when most of us are out enjoying them the most. (Although us hardened sempophiles are watching them in the dead of winter like hawks, also!  ) I'll start the threads you suggested, Lynn!  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) |
| Love that 'Hardened Sempophiles Janice. I will try to make more list for the other color threads. |
Name: Marilyn Greenwood Village, CO (Zone 5b) Garden today. Clean next week.            CDsSister Aug 5, 2013 11:57 AM CST |
Hardened as apposed to mushy like some of us? I did not go looking around until everyone started talking about the colors and coming out of dormancy of the semps. And as a result I lost some of them as they froze after I removed their protective coverings. Pledge to self. "I will leave them alone until Mother's day regardless of what others are saying in other parts of the country." In this case curiosity killed the semps. |
Name: Bev Salem OR (Zone 8a)   webesemps Aug 5, 2013 12:04 PM CST |
CDsSister said: In this case curiosity killed the semps. Yes it did, Marilyn. I feel bad...but just a little. It was all those other sempoholics' louder voices that you shouldn't have been listening to in your head...  |
Name: Marilyn Greenwood Village, CO (Zone 5b) Garden today. Clean next week. CDsSister Aug 5, 2013 12:41 PM CST |
Right, It is the West Coast and Southern folks who have milder winters, with few last minute winter surprises that can get away with working on the plants sooner than we folks in Colorado. I must say Tabby warned me to leave them alone. Guess we will have to wait till spring to see if I learned my lesson |
Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a) sandnsea2 Aug 5, 2013 1:32 PM CST |
So sorry to hear that Marilyn!!  Were the mushy ones in the garden or in pots? 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: Marilyn Greenwood Village, CO (Zone 5b) Garden today. Clean next week. CDsSister Aug 5, 2013 3:52 PM CST |
| Everything I have is in pots. but the Mush part was me.. as apposed to "Hardened Sempaholics" Bev was referring to. But I must say I am now losing Semps to the heat and perhaps not the best drainage. Still learning to live with my environment.   I am about to repot some to see if I can salvage some that are looking very sad. |
Name: Janice Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a) sandnsea2 Aug 5, 2013 4:29 PM CST |
| OIC!!! About the mushy part!! It is so true that different parts of the country present very different challenges for growing the little guys! I am still learning too 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 Aug 5, 2013 4:36 PM CST |
| This is a hard time of year for semps around here. The combination of heat and moisture can make them rot. I find they do best if let to dry out very very well between waterings. I water in the late evenings so they are dry on the surface by next morning. And I try to keep them out of the mid-day sun. Those that are in hypertufa do the best because it's porous and seems to stay cooler than plastic. . As time goes on, more and more of my potted semps are ending up in hypertufa. I think there's at least 40 hypertufa pots with semps out in back now. Although, come to think of it, I haven't lost any in plastic pots this year. Those poor semps have been the same plastic pots for a few years now. They must be all tough ones. I've been lazy about watering the semps this year and I think that may be why they've kept such fantastic color. I've still got a lot of red in the garden. Some that come to mind are Jeanne d' Arc Black Prince, Pacific Shadows, Legolas (drak red/purple) and Royal Ruby. Ann Marie, Georgette and Aglow are still partially red. |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) |
| I count the partial red ones as being red in summer. Mars is another one that is such a beautiful dark red & green combination this time of year. |
Name: Julia Washington State (Zone 7a)       springcolor Aug 12, 2013 11:22 PM CST |
Not that many Red Semps for me at this time. Dream Catcher  Director JacobsSempervivum for Sale |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) |
| Nice. Your Dream Catcher has more color than mine does right now. |
Name: Lynn Dallas, OR (Zone 8b) |
| I finally got some new photos of semps that are showing red coloring this month. 'Booth's Red'  J. heuffelii 'Bros'  Carnival S. pseudo funkii is more pink than red.  Sassy Frass Triste  There are some others out in the beds, but it was getting to warm out. |
Name: Julia Washington State (Zone 7a) springcolor Aug 16, 2013 5:18 PM CST |
| It is warm today! Beauties everyone, Lynn. Sempervivum for Sale |
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