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Sempervivum as houseplant? #64192 July 10th, 2006 at 06:40 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Devon, England Huangrabarguar OP Member
OP Huangrabarguar Member Joined: Jul 2006 Devon, England	How well do Sempervivum's do as indoor plants? I plan on placing mine right by a sunny window... Also, does anyone here have any detailed information on offset propagation of this plant?

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Re: Sempervivum as houseplant? #64193 July 10th, 2006 at 07:45 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 UK P preciousgreenfingers Member
preciousgreenfingers Member P Joined: Apr 2006 UK	I have 2 sempervivums as indoor plants. I have planted mine in a shallow tray. They are doing very well on a very sunny windowsill.

Re: Sempervivum as houseplant? #64194 July 10th, 2006 at 01:57 PM
Joined: May 2005 Penna cinta Member
cinta Member Joined: May 2005 Penna	Not a good idea to try to keep these as houseplants. They are alpine plants which means they need the cold to survive. Even with good light they may survive but will bloom before they produce chicks. When Semps bloom they die. Keeping a Sempervivum in the house with out the cold is like putting a tropical plant outside in a snow storm. You are asking for a early death.

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