A week ago the storm that immobilized the eastern seaboard, past this way leaving over 30 centimetres of snow. This was not an unusual amount for this part of the world, but it was the most we've experienced since 2008, and was also one of the most dramatically beautiful sights after the constant snowfall piled itself vertically with very little drifting. This left two urns of Sempervivums into two busby wearing sentries.
Remarkably, after only seven days these helmets have completely disappeared, revealing the Semps. looking completely unfazed by wind or snow. The conventional wisdom is that Semps. are best wintered over in a dry location, such as under the eaves of the house or in an unheated porch, but these plants have survived perfectly well fully exposed to snow and rain and growing in containers without particularly good drainage.
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| One of the urns wearing a busby and stylish collar of snow. |
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| A week later all the snow has gone and the sempervivums are revealed. |
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| The plants are unaffected by the extreme weather. |
Comments
the genus living up to its namesake, they're tough little guys, aren't they?
Another cold weekend coming....
You know how it is with those old cement urns, they have a hole about 1cm wide, which I'm sure very quickly silts up. But, as I say, they seem to be quite happy in these containers.
Real tough ( see Melanie's comment ). Definitely one genus we don't have to worry about in these yo-yo like temperatures.
Good to hear just how hardy these little guys are, I wonder how heat tolerant they are ??
They are irresistible aren't they! I'm looking forward to the Spring when they really show their colours. I'll probably buy more then too!