tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post2510089170107734509..comments2024-03-19T05:40:13.786+00:00Comments on Spiky obsession: Sempervivum SundaySpiky Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-85940086425117926782013-06-18T21:23:06.419+01:002013-06-18T21:23:06.419+01:00Does removing the flower early mean the offsets ar...Does removing the flower early mean the offsets are set back less? I hadn't though that it may be the case. Cobwebs are common here as is Oddity, although you rarely see it outside of the alpine nurseries. Will be interesting to see if the varieties I grow are known to the Us growers.Spiky Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-81546583062044211352013-06-18T20:36:50.216+01:002013-06-18T20:36:50.216+01:00Nice displays in the large pots. Most of my semps...Nice displays in the large pots. Most of my semps are in small pots or directly in the ground. I have a few in larger pots but the pots are plastic and used mainly for a few select cultivars. Since I grow semps primarily for the plant colors and forms, I really don't like it when they flower. I usually remove the flowering plant relatively quickly, and transplant the offsets to their own pots. I often sell excess plants at our local (Washington, D.C.) C&S society and by far the most popular are the cobweb (arachnoidia) types and the mutation types such as S. Oddity. <br />I do try and keep track of cultivar names but there are quite a few that look very much alike. I've recently been trying to sort out S. 'Poke Eat" and S. 'Pilosella' which look just the same to me. Happy Semp Growing.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557615556014224724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-5498570682520228352013-06-17T11:16:18.582+01:002013-06-17T11:16:18.582+01:00It can be tough to remember which is which. There...It can be tough to remember which is which. There are so many it will be interesting to see how many of the UK ones have made it to US.Spiky Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-42499726067158259502013-06-17T06:33:16.582+01:002013-06-17T06:33:16.582+01:00This is very exciting and I look forward to your p...This is very exciting and I look forward to your posts. I'm horrible at remembering which sempervivum is which and will enjoy learning a little more about them all.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com