The Most Expensive Sempervivum
That’s good ole’ Hens and Chicks to me and you.
When budgeting for plants I keep a mental list of plants I would not pay more than 3 bucks for. Plants like basil, oregano, thyme, sedums tend to fall into this category. And most especially hens and chicks. In fact I don’t think I’ve paid more than 2 bucks for a puffy container of these reliable and mega-easy succulents.
But with a name like ‘Pacific Sexy’ I couldn’t NOT fork out the $7.99 + applicable taxes for this little number. Because, HELLO, it’s name is ‘Pacific Sexy.’ And it sparkles an irridescent red when the light hits just so. And by “just so” I mean after 10 minutes of tilting and adjusting. Plus it makes a mean cappuccino and feeds the cat when we’re away.
Next time I’ll just name the 2 dollar variety ‘Hot Baby Disco’ and save the 6 bucks.
May 25th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
For $7.99 it should give you a back rub after a day out in the garden.
May 26th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
Lol!
I totally fell for some funky succulents at the garden center too… but unlike you i bought three at that price! Craziness! I hope they survive!
May 26th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Ah! The power of a good name…
I wonder how fun it would be to be one of the people who comes up with the names?
May 26th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
Yeah, it was $7.99, but it is a gorgeous color!
May 28th, 2007 at 6:45 am
That is a beautiful plant. I’d pay $7.99 for it.
Sometimes we just have to do it. I just bought a black elephant ear that isn’t hardy in our zone. Need I say more?
May 28th, 2007 at 11:45 pm
And I thought my strawberries and cream sedum was cool. I admit to spending 8 bucks on a huge ass coleus whose name i didn’t even know. It is beauteous, but only an annual! I am a sucker.
May 29th, 2007 at 4:41 pm
I thought about you today, Gayla. One of my bosses did some landscaping at the office over the weekend. He bought 4 hostas and a fern and it totalled $138.00. !?!
May 29th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Wow! Them’s some expensive hostas.
Jen: 8 bucks is not at all excessive for a “huge ass” coleus. I have paid as much as $15.
May 30th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Today as a joke I told my husband that I spent $500 at a plant sale. He freaked out for a minute and then realized that I had tricked him again.
June 7th, 2007 at 11:03 am
It is hard to resist the fancy variety of H&C. I found a website for a nursery with over 300 varieties. The problem is you cannot order less than 20 dollars worth, and you know how H&C plants are. As they say, put chick in soil, water soil, and stand back. Could I really live with 8 varieties of H&C in the back yard? Would they not take over?
June 7th, 2007 at 11:56 am
They are pretty hardy and aggressive but they aren’t difficult to get rid of like an invasive plant. So even if they go a little wild they are easy enough to pull out and replace.
I could live with 8 varieties. I could live with 300 varieties.
June 13th, 2007 at 11:24 am
If I could cover every inch of my house with H&C that would be heaven for me. But they can’t survive our hot climate… :(
June 28th, 2007 at 10:59 am
[…] Clockwise from right front: Goldmoss Stonecrop (Sedum acre), Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’, Sedum spurium Probably ‘Red Carpet’ , Sempervivum ‘Pacific Sexy’, Sedum spathulifolium ‘Cape Blanco’, Sedum sieboldii […]