Topic: plant id please

[littlebabybird]

as a child i had a suculent with pointy jagged leaves
it grew baby plants in each little jaggy bit of the leaf
any ideas?
lbb

[Hector]

Littlebabybird, I have this plant if you want some wee babies? I think it's name begins with B?

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

Bromophyllum

[Hector]

Bromophyllum

Sounds  similar to the stuff I put in my husbands tea  ;)

[Tulipa]

Or Mexican Hat Plant?

http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_3709.html

These fascinate me.

T.

[Robert_Brenchley]

Kalanchoe was the first thing that came to my mind.

[Tee Gee]

Was it this one?

Echevera;



Then there is sempervivum the 'house leek'

[littlebabybird]

thankyou every one
Hector is very kindly sending me one


lbb  :)

[Twoflower]

as a child i had a suculent with pointy jagged leaves
it grew baby plants in each little jaggy bit of the leaf
any ideas?
lbb

Wow yes i had one to and had forgotten about it :) I got good at growing them and we had them all over the house. ;D

[littlebabybird]

i gave one to everyone on my junior school class when we went up to seniors
(i was a strange child)
lbb

[Twoflower]

No that's not strange, people use to give me plants when i was a kid. I brought allsorts home........i think the mother in laws tongue was the last straw ;D

[Hector]

ok, I have a few of these, so let me know if others want one/some  :)

[springbok]

Is there an outdoor version?  I have been looking for similar plant at local nurseries with no luck.

I believe they can grow in gaps on walls etc :)

[Hector]

Spingbokgirlie...do you mean these?
http://www.fernwood-nursery.co.uk/semps.htm

[springbok]

oh yes, they are :) thank you