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vertical growth of sempervivum

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Posted by SusanaD North Carolina (My Page) on
Sun, May 30, 04 at 18:41

My grandmother grew hens and chicks in Alabama for years and I brought some to NC a couple of years ago. During the winter, I brought the pots of hens and chicks inside and several of them began growing up on vertical stalks with the leaves separated instead of taking the usual rosette form. I have never seen them do this. The tallest one is 4 inches. Even the new chicks growing from them have separated leaves and are looking like the vertical ones. I put them back outside but they are still doing that. Can someone please tell me what is happening and why and what I should do so they will regain their normal appearance. THanks.

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These are flowering spikes SusanaD. Once the rosette has flowered it dies but the plant continues to thrive because of the younger rosettes.

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Robert, I thank you for answering, but I'm not sure that's what's going on. I just looked at the photos under the posting, "Is My Hen and Chick Ready to Bloom?" and this does not resemble what mine are doing. I must get a digital camera so I can post a photo of mine. The leaves are widely separated, and since even some of the new "chicks" have this same appearance, I don't think they are about to bloom. Extremely new chicks don't bloom, do they?
I'm wondering if it's related to the type of soil (regular potting soil) or perhaps the fact that I brought them indoors. I never did that in AL because winters were milder, but once I brought them to NC I kept them in the house on a window ledge part of the winter. Could this have anything to do with it?
Please help. Is something wrong with my plants and how do I get them looking normal again?

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Certainly Semps don't like being in a situation where there are low light conditions. If they're not outside they will grow long and lanky and lose their lovely colours. I have a S. 'Kramer's Spinrad that is going to die because every rosette is flowering i.e. mature and young rosettes alike. These things do happen. You might be interested to know that I have just started a collection of Sempervivum flower pictures. Follow the link if you're interested.

Here is a link that might be useful: Semp. flower photographs

  
 

 

 


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