I'm afraid mine's in a pot, @B3 so while our weather may be comparable I can't judge how it would be in the ground - I do know that it needs watering, whereas I never water the sempervivums in the surrounding pots.
This was at the end of March. It's much more of a green mat now.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
It can also spread across rock quite happily, when it's roots are in soil, or in very little but sandy gravel - it does that here. I pull bits out quite frequently if they're 'invading' other things a bit too much. I've grown them in pots and troughs as well as in the ground. When they get enough water from above, they don't need anything else, so they can manage in drier, less hospitable areas. A true alpine plant. We have mainly neutral soil here.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
Yes, it's the 'enough water from above' bit that we struggle with!
Although we've still had reasonable amounts of rain, we've struggled with it in the west of Scotland this year - never known anything like it. I just hope it isn't going to be the pattern. I'll just have to move further north if it is
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
Mine are white. They're all pretty much the same in terms of care/conditions though. I like the red one - had it in another garden. I just remembered I have it on the little green roof of one of the bird cages. Virtually no soil to speak of in there - mostly grit, and about an inch in depth. Drainage through the sides and under the front edge
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
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This was at the end of March. It's much more of a green mat now.
When they get enough water from above, they don't need anything else, so they can manage in drier, less hospitable areas. A true alpine plant.
We have mainly neutral soil here.
I'll just have to move further north if it is
I like the red one - had it in another garden.
I just remembered I have it on the little green roof of one of the bird cages. Virtually no soil to speak of in there - mostly grit, and about an inch in depth. Drainage through the sides and under the front edge
Looks like it just needed a bit of light
P.S. Forgot to turn picture 😐