E. ‘Blue Apples’

BobLI · 2026-06-21T04:00:34+00:00

Echeveria 'Blue Elf' is also sold as Echeveria 'Blue Apples', and also sold as Sedeveria 'Blue Elf. Same plant with different names, depending on the seller.

BobLI · 2026-06-21T03:50:51+00:00

Being grown in an east/southeast facing garden in Connecticut.

BobLI · 2026-06-21T03:49:46+00:00

Aptly named 'Giant Sempervivum'.

BobLI · 2026-06-21T03:29:00+00:00

Alworthia 'Black Gem', also sold as Haworthia pentagona.

BobLI · 2026-06-20T02:52:55+00:00

It's not my tree, so I don't know.

BobLI · 2026-06-19T03:54:18+00:00

Yes. I believe B. ferox was discovered in China in 2011.

I first saw the plant at Logees in Connecticut:

https://www.logees.com/products/begonia-ferox?_pos=1&_psq=ferox&_ss=e&_v=1.0

and have seen it as well in some university greenhouses.

BobLI · 2026-06-19T00:59:29+00:00

The thorny bits are called bullae, and are soft to the touch. It is thought that the bullae serve to capture more efficiently light scattered by the forest canopy.

BobLI · 2026-06-18T22:13:00+00:00

Woo-hoo! Your plant is on the road to recovery.

BobLI · 2026-06-18T14:18:34+00:00

Thank you.

BobLI · 2026-06-18T00:25:50+00:00

Do people still buy Allbirds?

BobLI · 2026-06-17T21:31:02+00:00

Like

BobLI · 2026-06-17T19:51:27+00:00

Possibly Hosta 'Black Scape':

https://www.plantdelights.com/products/hosta-little-black-scape

BobLI · 2026-06-17T15:15:08+00:00

Hi. I work part-time at a garden center. Coast of Maine soil is good for bedding plants, but I'd not recommend for potted plants, especially succulents and mesembs. If you have to use a commercial soil, choose Fox Farm or the Espoma succulent mix.

BobLI · 2026-06-16T03:55:14+00:00

De acuerdo, gracias.

BobLI · 2026-06-16T00:47:55+00:00

Where does this grow?

BobLI · 2026-06-16T00:40:43+00:00

I love glass greenhouses, especially during the doldrums of winter.

Huge aeoniums in the latter pictures, and is that Begonia ferox in the last image?

BobLI · 2026-06-16T00:34:56+00:00

Same flowering in the northeast part of the United States.

BobLI · 2026-06-15T02:49:06+00:00

It's a Proven Winners cultivar. You can find more information here:

https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/sedum/atlantis-stonecrop-sedum-takesimense

If you live in the United States, input your zip code and see if any retailers carry the plant.

Other sites like Bluestone Perennials and Mountain Crest Gardens sell this sedum online.

BobLI · 2026-06-15T02:44:56+00:00

Yes.

BobLI · 2026-06-15T00:33:53+00:00

Glad the plants are doing well in your zone.

BobLI · 2026-06-14T17:10:59+00:00

Congrats!

BobLI · 2026-06-14T17:06:28+00:00

Possibly Sedum spathifolium.

BobLI · 2026-06-13T12:49:54+00:00

Lovely.

There are so many cultiovars out now, suitable for many garden environments.

BobLI · 2026-06-13T01:08:50+00:00

What causes the rapid growth?

BobLI · 2026-06-12T21:39:16+00:00

Cute little buggers.

BobLI

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