In honor of the NCAA’s Sweet Sixteen which begins today, I thought we container gardeners could have a sweet sixteen competition of our own. A SEMPERVIVUM Sweet Sixteen. We’re going to have brackets just like the NCAA tournament, except our brackets will pit different varieties of Sempervivum against one another. You all will vote for plants at each round, with the winners advancing to the elite eight, final four, and ultimately, the 2012 championship.
Everyone knows Sempervivums, right? They’re the hardy succulent that almost anyone can grow, even if you live some where with real winters. Sempervivums are hardy to zone 4. Commonly they’re called “Hens and Chicks” because a single plant will soon surround itself with lots of little baby plants.
So what do you say? Game on?! Be sure to vote in all 8 match ups…
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So hard to choose!
My money is on Brown Owl for the winner! That’s my favorite semp ever.
pseudo draba is awfully cool!
I have a ton of these in many different varieties! They are my favorites! Fun contest
Love to see what you have…
Poll was a great idea to get fans engaged, and growers’ attention!
I loooove arachnoidium!
I would love the blooms of arachnoidium on Brown Owl! That would be a real winner!!!:-)
i live in a zone 3 area and i have a lot that made it through out -40 winter. I had to cover them really well, a lot of mulch, but a lot of them made it! They’re more purple then green now but they are very much alive!
Hey this was fun got all wright but one…
they are all beautiful but I really fancy the tiny ones.
What a great idea- that Brown Owl is very cool!
I love the Beta! Not so fond of the hairy ones. I just planted new succulents. I have been wanting to find pretty new varieties like the ones here.
I love all of the succulents you showed pictures of, and it was hard to choose. I have just begun my own succulent garden in a beautiful terrarium that I got as a gift. It is doing very well, and I am surprised to see that one of the cactus plants actually has pink flowers growing from it.
I brought 70+ varieties to Tennessee when we moved from northern NY 8 years ago. Love the Semps & sedums.
What a fun idea! I can’t wait until the next round.
So happy to have stumbled upon your website. I’ve been inspired to plant a container garden this spring and I need all the help I can get. In fact, I can home with all new seeds today and am feeling super overwhelmed. Thanks