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Possible Sempervivum flower?
Orchid Lady
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I planted a Sempervivum in my Belfast sink and this flower has appeared in the last few days.....I didn't think it was a flowering type so my question is, does the flower belong to the sempervivum or is it a different plant and if so what is it?
This is a better picture of the Sempervivum, it is a bit hidden by the Geum at the moment.
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Definitely a sempervivum. I think they'll all flower given the right conditions.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Oh, wow, I didn't realise. I thought the cobwebby thing on the plant was the 'flower'. It must like it in the sink underneath the Geum I'll have to make sure Lily sees this thread as she liked the sempervivum when I bought it.
Very pretty flower too Thank you ladies.
Lovely sempervivum flower.
The rosette that produced the flower will die off but I see you have plenty of 'chicks' to take over.
Thanks for that madpenguin, I didn't know that. I'm totally new to Sempervivums and sedums so all info helps
Oh wow OL, thats pretty, did I have one of those in my bowl planter? Will have a quick look in my pic file. Sure I had a cob-webby looking plant, sorry just woken up on sofa lol.
Old pic, all plants in this pot much larger, is this the same plant OL, will look at pot/plants tomorrow.
Did you see the pic of my large semperwhatsit that I bought a few weeks ago, not sure the exact name as it didn't have a label. Not a cobwebby one tho.
'The one at the bottom with what looks like cobwebs on it is yes, the one I bought yesterday. Is it a type of Sedum? The label says Sempervivum (Arachnoideum), it has an RHS Garden of Merit award They are so pretty. Your pot looks lovely Lily....for an Alpine garden'
I can't believe how much they have all filled out so quickly, I might post some more pics on that thread