I have been hanging out at the orchid forum, because I grow phragmipedilums and such inside, but this drought really got a lot of my plants and I am sticking to succulents and desert plants from now on (some did survive but they are baked, and may come back next year). I have been busy for the past few weeks getting more creeping sedums and that is when I discovered Sempervivum. I now have about 11 kinds, and chosing places to put them in the garden. Most are Heufeulii though. I have 3 regular hens and chicks. I'm sure at one point I will show a picture or two. The only one I have ready in a picture is called "Red Zinger" and it is supposed to get to about 8" wide and turn dark red. This is it: more or less red and yellow, and maybe 4 inches wide. I have also some arachnoids-- which I like a lot. Although I love the red, (dosen't everyone?) I also love that blue color, and also would like some yellow/white. Oh well I will stop talking. This is immature Red Zinger.

Hi Katy, so nice to meet you, and a big
How long have you had your 'Red Zinger'? When it adjusts it will be a gorgeous red color.
One of my daughters lived in Las Cruces for a while. She grew several different sempervivum, the most successful was a calcareum. She put them in bright filtered light under a deciduous tree. I look forward to seeing how yours do for you.

Thanks. I just got the Red Zinger last week. I got a shipment from Mountain Crest Gardens. But I have a few that I got before that.
I have the problem of having to get not only a hot weather succulent, but also one that can stand the winter, so I can't get the kind of succulent that people have in Florida. I will look up calcariums.

Here you go Katy.
https://garden.org/plants/sear...

Welcome to the forum. You will find lots of good stuff and good folks here!

KatyLLL said:... I have also some arachnoids-- which I like a lot.

Welcome Katy! Arachnoid types attract me too. Anything with tufts, cilia, fuzz, etc seem to wink at me. I had these kinds of plants for several years and didn't realize that my collection of them did better in morning sun with a little bit of shade in the afternoon here in Salem OR. It was brutal for my semps when I lived in NM at altitude of 7000 ft. with little rainfall.

Here's a flat of arach types that I'm taking care of now

Nice selection Bev. Who is the red one, second from the top on the right?

Lynn, its the noid Lynns Fuzz Gift that went from cherry red coloring to green now. It also went from 9 rosettes to 22 rosettes 🥰

I thought it looked familiar.

Thank you so much everyone for replying. I am having a lot of fun mixing up contrasting colors and such. Today, I picked up a very overgrown "Chocolate Kiss" from "Chick Charms" with about 10 pups already. I'll be planting that besides a "Lime Zinger." I was reading up and found that many of the Sedums of the "Sunsparkle" TM brand, and the Chick Charms are bred by the same guy, I believe named Hanson (is that Chris Hanson?). Anyway. The Chocolate Kiss will get fairly big and is a bit darker than Red Zinger. I also forgot that I had a previous Chick Charms sempervivum, "Butterscotch Baby." I really would like some chartreuse, or yellow types. That is for next year I guess. I want to make sure everything is in the ground and growing before winter.

Happy Semp Collecting, Katy!

Katy, yes that would be Chris Hansen.

to NGA and to the forum, Katy! I apologize for not welcoming you sooner. On mobile, I can't 'watch' forums, so I don't get notified when a new thread is made.

I look forward to seeing your sempervivum collection grow. Red Zinger is stunning! I hope to see you around. The avid sempervivum growers on here are currently most active on this thread: The thread "Sempervivum Chat & Photos 2022" in Sempervivum forum.

Johannian said:

I look forward to seeing your sempervivum collection grow.

Well, I am done with collecting for the year. I want to see some "action" before putting any new ones in because I have no idea how quickly they grow or if my ground is good for them. I also have put in several types of sedum and some other plants and I want to see them fill in some before buying any more plants.

That sound like a good plan Katy. Keep us updated on how they do for you.

valleylynn said: That sound like a good plan Katy. Keep us updated on how they do for you.

Oops I lied. I found some no-ids but gorgeous and huge. Right now it's too late but Tuesday I may get a few more. As I was planting, I realized that I am considering going for the "coral reef" look that Laura Eubanks did on Youtube, but I can't do plants like euphorbias. I am much more limited in my plant choices. I still think I can do it, maybe not as "grand" as she has done, but nice nevertheless.

Uh oh, someone is hooked.

webesemps said: Lynn, its the noid Lynns Fuzz Gift that went from cherry red coloring to green now. It also went from 9 rosettes to 22 rosettes 🥰

Wow, it is cute!