The one I know as 'Black' can go through some interesting color changes by seasons.
This photo was taken in May of 2013.


I'm hoping everyone that has 'Black' can go out in the next day or two and get a photo so we can compare characteristics from the same time of the year. We can still get variations due to climate and other growing conditions. But we should still see similarities.

This is what mine looks like this morning.



Now I'm off to catch the train...

Our DB description says
"Other: Tips of long, fleshy green leaves appear to be have been dipped in purple dye, accenting the green center of the Sempervivum. Mounding."

here is mine this morning

it is at least mounding...

and otherwise seems to match the description, even in September

Here's mine. Last week with the blazing heat, hi's mid 90's, lows's mid 70's it lost all red color. This past weekend we had lots of rain and cooler temps moved in, hi's mid 70's, low's 59-63 and some red is coming back in. Source, Mill Creek Gardens was the wholesaler, I bought it from a local greenhouse, nursery. I still have the grower's tag.




http://catalog.millcreekplants...

Mine did look like yours a few days ago Angelo. But I dug them all up to move them and get rid of all the bloom stalks. They just got replanted this morning, so the little guy is looking very sad in the color department, and is covered with dirt. I'll do another photo in a couple of weeks.
Oops, forgot to add the photo.

With all of our different weather and soil conditions I would say that these are all the same plant, showing some variations do to growing conditions. We should do this comparison again in a month or two.

I haven't posted my photos of 'Black' from Young's here in this thread, because I posted them in Sempervivum Chat & photos 2018 yesterday. Not going to fuss with it anymore, just going to chalk it up to 2 varieties bought from Youngs this spring ended up being NOIDS, they need better quality control.

This is what my Black looked like in May when I got it.


This is July.


This is today.


It gets about 4 hours of sun a day.

Last week

Looks correct for this time of year and in your unique growing conditions Daniel.

apparently I don't have any mid summer photos
or I haven't found them yet...
but these are April 2017 and 2018

Looks correct Dirt.

Here are my new Blacks from @ediblelandscapingsc!
(the ones on the right). And knowing I am from Ohio, he slipped 2 Ohio Burgundy into the package! (the ones on the left).


And FYI, so far he is doing fine with hurricane and hopes to avoid the flooding so keep your fingers crossed for him!

Very cool Christie. Won't be long before you will see them changing and getting ready for winter.

I was relieved to know Daniel and famil are way above what is the flood area from the river he lives by.