Oh wow! I don' think I've ever seen that many flowers before... It's a beauty. Sorry it's happening when you have no babies to carry it on.

Is this a Sempervivum saying 'Sayonara'?

Josh

DS,

That's just the way it is with The Way of the Semp.

Josh,

Hai, so desu. Sayonnara to seppuku to iu desu,

I have one doing the same thing....not a pup to be had, but several flowers! :(

Nancy

Dang, I was afeard of that!

Josh

>Hai, so desu. Sayonnara to seppuku to iu desu,

Sou desu-ka? Sempervivum-wa seppuku-ga dou shimasu-ka?

Watashi-wa daigaku-de nihongo-no benkyoo-o shimashita, anata wa?

-R

Ohana kimasuga...seppuku aru desho?

Nihon niwa beikaigun deshita....niju go nen mae gurai...

Ohana kimasuga-wa, sore-wa wakarimasen. Doo imi?

Beikaigun-mo, doo imi?

Watashi-no nihongo, sanjuunen mae-deshita. Chotto-shika wakarimasen!

-R

Ohana = flower

Beikaigun = US Navy

Boku mo so da yo.

Nice tangent, guys.

Jeff, what about the leaves? I don't think I've ever tried to start Semp leaves. Those look pretty big though.
What type is it?

Interesting blooms, I was also going to ask Jeff could we pls. see the plant & its rosette, maybe move the ruler away?

Also, for foreign languages w/ no translation, maybe those should be private Emails, not public posts?

When Portuguese comes up (as it has lately at Hoya forum), if more than just a word or 2 are written, I provide translation right there.

I was raised bilingually & taught this was very rude (to speak other languages in front of folks who don't speak same).

Karen,

I'll get some more shots later.

Robert and I were having a little fun. To anyone who was offended by my alleged rude behavior, I apologize. Karen's chiding post illustrates the difference between our raising - I was raised by honey badgers, she by her parents.

I think it is such an american characteristic to be threatened or upset by other languages being spoken. I prefer being raised by honey badgers. I could understand if it took over the whole thread.

It's not about being threatened or upset, it's about not being exclusionary in a public or group setting.

Karen,

Here you are.

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Nama mugi, nama gome, nama tamago
(Raw wheat, raw rice, raw egg)

Well, goodness, unfortunate that it's leaving the world like this, but really a lovely sight. (My first three Semps went out without pups--fab luck. :) )

Mara,

You're funny. A honey badger in one's ancestry builds moral fiber.

hanz,

I've never tried leaves - perhaps I'll give it a shot, but even though they're Crassulaceae, I hadn't thought of doing so. It seems there are other Crassulaceae now which are pupping at the literal drop of a hat.

Antonio,

What you've written is a no-no. Karen is a friend, and you've done her and this thread a disservice in saying what you've said - potty-mouth is simply unacceptable.

Colleen,

I feel the same, but it's like holding back the ocean.

Jojo,

I would imagine there are seeds - since there are thousands of cultivars, that has to be the case.

Anyway, I thought so, too, and Karen unfortunately completely misunderstood the situation. Lord knows, I've been there myself. Hey, it happens to us, and life is too short to be upset about the small fry-type irritations in life, don't you think? Anyway, thanks for the post, but this too shall pass.

And on that, a good night, happy growing, and here's hoping there are more than 4 hours of sun tomorrow and not a drop of rain.

Jeff.
I'll wish you a good sunny day! You could tell the rain to head this way! LOL...

Were all getting tired of the dance, and could use the rain. ;-)

JoJo

Talk about going out with a Bang...

FIREWORKS!

Kams'hamnida! Thanks for the pic, Jeffrey!
(Do we know which Sempervivum this is? I'd like to grow it).

Josh

Jojo,

The sun shines as we speak.

Brad,

Double entendre appreciated!

Josh,

Chonmaneyo (You're welcome). And no, I don't. As I was explaining on another thread, I'm woefully ignorant of these Crassulaceae, but I'm working on remedying it.

Full Disclosure & Disclaimer / Safe Harbour Notice - What Josh told me was 'Thank you' in Korean. What Josh may not know is that Korean was my first foreign language, Japanese my second (the first gives one an extraordinary advantage in learning the second).

pirate_girl, sorry for that digression.

Japanese is a fascinating language, not only because when written by hand, it's beautiful, and has almost as long a calligraphic history as Chinese.

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I stopped learning Japanese a long time ago. Latest attempt is Welsh, which someone described as looking like the alphabet threw up on a page:

Roedd y newyddion yn llawn o bethau ofnadwy'n digwydd yn Abertawe heddiw. Cafodd llawer o arian ei ddwnyn un o'r sipau.

Not as hard as Japanese, but not exactly easy. Sorry, a bit off-topic.

Bydd popeth yn iawn (it's all good.)

-R (Robert)

-R

Fantastic, Jeffrey!

My first second language is Spanish, but I worked in an all Korean dental lab
out of high school, and then went on to tutor English learners throughout college.
Not that I ever learned much Korean, but I did gain a feel for the language. Japanese
and Korean share cognates and similar conjugation (I think?), so I figured you'd
understand some Korean with your Japanese.

While I'm digressing, I might as well mention that I was looking up the meaning of "Cambrian"
a few weeks ago, and the origin refers to Wales, Cymru, where the Cambrian era rocks were studied.

Josh

Wow...that's beautiful! I've never seen one of those bloom before. Thanks for sharing!