another help thread

Another question where i need help yet again,

I was given a few of these and they are in my planter at the minute, as you can see i have a baby head growing on it, what do i do with this?

Can i cut it off and plant it or does it set it self

will these grow in pots on the patio and stay in them for life

also what are they lol

 

Hi Bigbore,

It looks like some sort of Sempervivum or Echeveria to me.

@longk is the best person I can think of for expert advice.

If it was me I would remove all the straw ( or whatever it is ) as they're likely to rot if kept damp.
The baby plant shout root if you separate it from the mother plant and pot it into a small pot of gritty compost.

 

thanks, will remove the straw that is what is left over from protecting my banana plant over the winter

 

The rosettes form patches/clumps, the small ones will root and slowly spread out.
They tend to die after flowering, which is fine once you have a clump as only a couple flower each year.
They are pretty tough and come from the high Alps living in rock crevices. They are classic rock garden plants. They need well drained conditions, many people grow them in shallow bowls or old sinks etc. I have grown some on tops of bricks in the central dip after drilling a couple of drainage holes in the brick.

 

My gut feeling is Sempervivum but we need a better photo really.