Hi! This little guy was shipped to my house last week. I've had him in indirect sunlight every since. I wasn't sure how much water he had received so I gave him a little on Saturday and a little bit yesterday. I think the black spots usually indicate under watering? I was hoping to get some opinions on if he looks healthy or not and any recommendations anyone might have. I never had a plant shipped before so I'm a little nervous. Thank you in advance!!

Sempervivum. Move it outside, stat

skopjecollection said:Sempervivum. Move it outside, stat

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46° And cloudy today - I'm thinking not the best idea.

My semps are exposed to minus 30 in the winter and always full sun. I rarely water them. Since your plant is new, I suggest you move it to half sun to begin with. Your temperature should be fine.

Sempervivums are not indoor tropicals. They will show you their best usually when they are under full sun and in cold temperature, as long as you don't water them until the soil is dry.

Charlinex said:Sempervivums are not indoor tropicals. They will show you their best usually when they are under full sun and in cold temperature, as long as you don't water them until the soil is dry.

Thank you! I like the color of yours

If your plants suffer of anything is etiolation, you can see the leaves are starting to curl under, both on the hen and the chicks, then you can see the hen growing slightly taller, then you can see discoloration starts, all these 3 are signs of etiolation.
Watering does not counter-act etiolation, actually it can speed up etiolation sometimes. Can even cause rot, which can affect the plant in a quick manner or a very slow manner.
The plant now needs some direct sunlight, for a like a couple of hours for several days (since they are etiolated), then more hours of sun after they get accustomed to some direct sung light.

PaleoTemp said:If you plants suffer of anything is etiolation, you can see the leaves are starting to curl under, both on the hen and the chicks, then you can see the hen growing slightly taller, then you can see discoloration starts, all these 3 are signs of etiolation.
Watering does not counter-act etiolation, actually it can speed up etiolation sometimes. Can even cause rot, which can affect the plant in a quick manner or a very slow manner.
The plant now needs some direct sunlight, for a like a couple of hours for several days (since they are etiolated), then more hours of sun after they get accustomed to some direct sung light.

Thank you!!!

Mel where do you live? What is your growing zone? What are your summer high temps?

I agree about getting it outside, definitely not a house plant. But don't put it into sun right away, you have to do it gradually as you might sunburn it since it probably not used to direct sun.

valleylynn said:Mel where do you live? What is your growing zone? What are your summer high temps?

I agree about getting it outside, definitely not a house plant. But don't put it into sun right away, you have to do it gradually as you might sunburn it since it probably not used to direct sun.

I live in New Jersey. Summer high temps are in the 80s-90s

Okay, you should be able to grow them easily. Have fun.