
Propagating Jovibarba heuffelii
There are two ways to propagate Jovibarba heuffelii… division and seeds. First, divison…
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There are two ways to propagate Jovibarba heuffelii… division and seeds. First, divison…
What do you think of my new planter? It is made of cast iron and in its previous life I think it must have been the base of a small wood stove.
Late last winter I placed an online nursery order for fifty Oddity sempervivums… a variety of hens and chicks that have tube-like leaves and that… around here at least… are impossible to find.
Four summers ago one of my very ordinary green sempervivums produced some rather extraordinary flowers. This sempervivum was a very small rosette, but the flower clusters were unusually large…
There was a package in our mailbox today and it was the best kind of surprise. When I saw the return address, I guessed (hoped) what might be inside… the package was from a long time reader who loves plants, gardening… and especially sempervivums… as much as I do.
If you’re new to growing sempervivums (commonly called hens and chickens)… the flowers, and especially the flower stalks, can come as somewhat of a shock. If you know what to look for, it is usually obvious when a rosette is about to flower…
I have had sempervivum growing in my gardens for many years, and they are one of my very favorite plants. Often called houseleeks or by the more common name of hens and chickens, these hardy perennials have thick, fleshy leaves and grow in rosettes.
I thought I would share some photographs of my sempervivums in their bright spring colors. I must especially like the red tones, because I have so many in this group. Here are just a few…
These are cobweb houseleeks (sempervivum arachnoideum). The rosettes appear to have small spiderwebs on them, but the “webs” are actually a naturally growing part of these amazing little plants.
Recently several readers have written to me because the tubes of their Oddity are no longer tubes, and they suddenly have a sempervivum with broad flat leaves. They are concerned that their Oddity is reverting back to a non-tubular form.