Very nice! 😀 These are quite happy in the blistering sun of the Okanagan region. I think these have a reddish colored bloom do they not?

Cheers, Barrie.

Many of the genus/species (?) do have a reddish colored flower.

I had a "propeller plant", also a succulent, that bloomed with a lovely rust-colored spike.
Sadly, it didn't make it through winter as I had only thrown a blanket over it in its sheltered corner.

will post pic when they open.
Barb

Nice! how long have they been in the ground? Do they get winter protection? 😀

Hi Aaron,
They've been planted out since around end of April.
Will re-pot them in September to go back into the barely-heated building.

One thing I found interesting last year:
when I set them out into sun, the sun was already strong and many of the leaf tips went mushy from
sunburn. People suggested "they're fried" and that they would not recover.

I didn't cut off the sunburned areas, just left them, and within a month they recovered fully.

This year was different...no sun in April, so no sunburn. 😆
Barb

Finally in flower...

Barb

Barb,

Great photo! and good work on getting them to bloom 8)

Steve

Gotta like that. 8)

Thanks folks.
Can't remember how old these plants are, approx 8 or 9 years for this first blossom.
Barb

And...holy cow!

Echeveria elegans blooming today! Only about 2 months early...oh oh?!?!

It is nice to see something blooming. I was looking at the snow, again. Luckily we're up north- only 1/2" not like up to a foot in Southern Alberta.

Allen

Allen,
Dandelions are starting up (GRRRRR!)...hate 'em.

Everything else will be a lot later this year.

It's also snowing southeast of us in the Kootenays, so you're not alone.
Barb

Are those hardy? They are so beautiful 😛
I bought some rolled leaf green ones that are supposed to be hardy in a zone 5, but only time will tell. 🙂

Unfortunately, they're not hardy, Aaron.
I always dig them up before the first frost and bring them into a cool building for the entire winter, keeping them dry.
Maybe too dry (hence the bloom) 😆

Someone suggested that Echeveria includes Hens-and-Chicks plants, which I do have growing outdoors.
They are bulletproof but I wouldn't try any of these others outdoors for winter.

Barb

To bad, those would be awesome in the garden(year-round). Of course it still is 😉

I will try and post some pics of the one I have, not your typical hen and chicks. It is supossed to be hardy in a zone 5, but it came from a nursery in Las Vegas, so how would they know. 😆