One year, when I was trying to get rid of this one that invades every pot, I was moving my plants inside for the fall and lo and behold, the cracks in my deck were full of little plantlets growing! I think I finally got rid of them all here at home, but found one growing in with a Euphorbia as I moved my plants outside at work a week ago. They're a cute plant and I grew them for years, but oh such a nuisance! I put one in the ground on the south side of my house years ago and it got to over 3' tall! For some reason, I was compelled to bring it inside, but I was glad I did because it bloomed... I tossed it after that because it got so etoliated and ugly, but I think that year was the beginning of the end for it in my collection because it shedded hundreds of the plantlets and became my nemisis! Denise in Omaha

Juan Np, I asked since Sempervivums do not care for too much heat and too much humidity (few other succulents don't). They will grow, but in your hot climate, I would make sure they are not in the hottest sun (usually around noon). Otherwise, they like good light. I have many, but I am in colder zone - my semps grow very well in full sun. They should not be so 'tall' - that seems to be etiolation, maybe it was kept in quite dark spot in the store. It is ok in ground or container. Just make sure there is no water pooling too much around - but you likely know that since you grow other succulents. In ground, I like to plant them on a mound, so they drain. They will grow in very little soil, you'll find them growing over the rocks. They should not have recurving leaves, better light and less water will help. Here is different looking one, Sempervivum 'Oddity' I just got this spring, growing in the container: Here is semp with similar leaves to yours; you can see it is very low to ground and has e number of 'chicks'. The leaves/rosette should not be curving down: They are also monocarpic plants - ones the rosette blooms, it dies. In the meantime, it should produce many offsets (that's why the common name Hens&chicks), that can be left as they grow or separated and planted elsewhere. Hope I am not telling you what you already know :) Your Crassula ovata and portulacaria look very nice, growing them outdoors in good sun makes a difference.

I agree with frank :)

Thanks for your help. It seems to be a lampranthus spectabilis in a bade shape. When it is in bloom it will be easier to realize the precise type.