can anyone help me identify this.... i dont think ive ever seen it flower, i hope it will soon if no1 can identify it without a flower. any help would be appreciated.
Common name is "hen and chicks" - in your pics are actully the plants, not the flowers. Flowers for sempervivum tend to be on very tall stalks; mine bloom hot-pink. Your plants are much to small to consider flowering yet, however as you're in Australia, you've got a chance. They may, however, take years before they bloom, and once they have they'll start to die.
G'day Maximus...got some at home they will flower but as Lorax says it might take a couple of years Ed
there are many different varieties...some only grow an inch or tow across and some grow to 6 inches across. generally they do best in full sunlight. the 'chicks' can be seperated to start new plants. once they bloom, the main plant will die - no problem since you've usually got a lot of chicks available to keep things going.
i agree, it IS frustrating!!! i have one that bloomed shortly after i bought it...not only did the main 'hen' bloom, so did half the chicks! i do have to say it's an amazing bloom, tho! pretty tiny pink/purple flowers and it's STILL getting new buds/blooms and it's been going for over a month now!! i wish i had a working camera...
