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My Sempervivums today-looking good!

madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
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Just a few photos of some of the Sempervivums in my collection.

“Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
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  • TheRicksterTheRickster Posts: 85
    These look great, thanks for sharing. Those that form more of a mound, do you think they’d cover larger rocks etc, or stay in the crevices?
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Beautiful. And so neat!
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    TheRickster said:
    These look great, thanks for sharing. Those that form more of a mound, do you think they’d cover larger rocks etc, or stay in the crevices?
    Most would fill in cracks but would not cover rocks.
    It depends on the size of the crevice and what Sempervivums you use.
    Some faster growing ones will fill gaps fairly quickly (cobwebby ones are usually best) but others only put out baby rosettes (pups) less often.
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • SkylarksSkylarks Posts: 379
    They look lovely. I have a large but shallow terracotta pot that’s in a sunny position. I might give these a go. Can I use the used compost from my veg or is it better to use fresh compost? 
  • BigladBiglad Posts: 3,265
    madpenguin said:
    Most would fill in cracks but would not cover rocks.
    It depends on the size of the crevice and what Sempervivums you use.
    Some faster growing ones will fill gaps fairly quickly (cobwebby ones are usually best) but others only put out baby rosettes (pups) less often.

    @madpenguin apologies for my ignorance, but can you propagate a separate plant from the pups or do they have to stay connected to the parent? They all look great by the way!
    East Lancs
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    I mix my own compost for my succulents and Sempervivums.
    2 parts John Innes loam based compost No. 2 or 3 (during lockdown I could not get this so used a sifted topsoil which seems to work OK)
    1 part grit
    1 part cat litter (I use Sanicat Pink:-   https://www.amazon.co.uk/SANICAT-PINK-LITTER-30L-ABSORBENT/dp/B07HZ3ZCCT/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=sanicat+pink&qid=1597489966&sr=8-2 )

    You could use grit again in place of the cat litter.

    The mix needs to be quite gritty and well drained.

    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    Biglad said:
    @madpenguin apologies for my ignorance, but can you propagate a separate plant from the pups or do they have to stay connected to the parent? They all look great by the way!
    Yes you can separate from the parent plant once they are a decent size.
    Be aware though that a rosette that flowers will die completely but you should by then have pups to grow on.
    If you Google Sempervivums there is a lot of information out there.
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • TheRicksterTheRickster Posts: 85
    Really helpful thread this, thanks all! 

    We visited the alpine centre in the Peak District last weekend (very highly recommended if you can get there whey they are open), we picked up about 20 different alpines, several in this pot. The 2 that look like Sempervivums aren’t actually Sempervivums, but we somehow managed to lose the label for these en route home. Any ideas what looks like Sempervivums but isn’t Sempervivums?!

  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    They do look like Semps,I see one has a label,what does it say?
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • SkylarksSkylarks Posts: 379
    Thanks @madpenguin, that’s very helpful. 

    @TheRickster, thanks for recommending the alpine centre, I’ll check them out.
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