Sorry, I didn't catch the part about spraying them. I've dabbed 'em off w/ pure alcohol, never sprayed it. I too would not do that & agree w/ ltecato. I hadn't thought abt K beharensis being fuzzy, I see his point & tend to agree. What abt something like Neem Oil or Bayer Shrub & ____, neither of which I've used but have heard of other folks using well. Or, a systemic, I've used Marathon w/ great success on indoor plants (my Hoyas), never had the mealies come back. (I don't know what phormium is, nwever saw the name before.) I asked abt the Aeonium tabulaeforme 'cause in some cases its rosette lies horizontal, that is perpendicular to the stem & don't think in that case it would drain too well from any application of anything. As to IDing the Aeonium, maybe check Desert-tropicals. com. Never heard this biz of plant tags being too expensive. offer to pay for it if you like these folks plants, that's one of the lamest stories I've ever heard in easily 10 yrs. of growing succulents. At least you've tried to get them to give you the names, i't'd been nice if they could be adult abt it & give you REAL names. Sorry to rant, but I'm amazed that they have great plants & such a juvenile stance abt tags & proper botanical names. Then again, I guess that's preferable to great names & crappy plants!

That is a great picture. -Mine is floping all over the place, had to repot it today. You will know when to do it when you see roots forming at the leave nodes. Norma

Barb...both happy and sad....Happy he is moving forward with his life. Knowing he will go far as long as he stays focused on his studies, and learns to quit being so wasteful. Sad because he is moving on and we will be seeing very little of him in the next 4 years or so. We havent made any new life adventures yet. House needs some TLC. I suppose first we will get used to having a home with just us and the critters and go from there. Chell I used to be a dog and cat groomer. I loved it too. But my employer was a deedeedee. Never had the money to pay me each week and always "owed" me. And she never gave me my tips either.Then at the end of the year she reported more earnings for me than what I had really made.Fortunitly I kept records and proved my case and won, so make sure you don't let the same happen to you. I have kept my clippers, blades and accessories and still will do a neighbors dog or two once in awhile to keep my skills up.....but don't miss the hair stuck in places I did'nt know existed....lol. Love all the pictures the everyone post. Always enjoy seeing ya'lls babies. Regina

I'm not sure what variety I have but most folks call in Donkey Ears and it too has gotten leggy over the winter. It sent up 2 four foot tall bloom stalks and I think those main stems will have to be cut as there's not much left on them. I'm hoping some new growth will come from the mother or some of the babies that grow at the end of the leaves have dropped in to start anew.