still have plenty,

still looking for red or purple hens and chicks. does anyone have any of these for trade or postage. i have silver and green and need these to complete my collection. tia

In the past, I have written about not being able to get my sempervivums to survive summer. So far, this summer I am getting some to do very well. The two that seem to be doing just great are "Jade Rose", which I bought at Petals From The Past, and a dusky red unnamed variety I bought at a local Wal-Mart. Let us see how they are at the end of August! I'm keeping them out of the worst of the sun.

Just to add to what Imontestella said - I don't believe that sempervivums could be cut to regrow. But I never tried. They just need to be outdoors. They are very hardy. In case you don't know, they are also monocarpic - plant that blooms will die after flowering. But they grow many new baby plants ('chicks') to replace the one that is finished. 'Sir William Lawrence' is also sempervivum and should have very red tips. I have a feeling that plants in 2nd photo are also semps, and are trying very hard to grow chicks. But not growing under proper conditions they are all struggling. The chicks are supposed to be on sturdy stems and compact. All you can do now is to give them much more light to slow down stretching (etiolation) and make sure you don't over water, and hopefully they will make it until spring. Then plant outdoors if you have garden. They will grow and over-winter in a container too if you can't plant them in ground. Any container (indoor or out) should have drainage holes and they should be planted in well draining mix - best if it contains lots of grit.