Since hypertufa pots work so well for hardy succulents such as sedum and sempervivum in my climate, I made more this year. Here are the ten pots I have cured so far this year and I have four more curing in water at the moment. I've settled on a favorite recipe of 1 part portland cement, 1 part spagnum peat and 2 parts vermiculite. I like the texture of vermiculite hypertufa over perlite and it seems to cure faster too. I'm switching over from using the bottled cement coloring from Home Depot to powdered coloring from a concrete supply place.
Here are some of them potted up with sempervivum. These poor plants had been waiting years to get out of their small plastic pots.
Sempervivum Glaucum Minor
Sempervivum Pacific Shadows
Sempervivum Grigg's Surprise
Sempervivum Dark Cloud are Larissa which are new this year
Here's some from last year. The pots and the plants came through the winter very well.
Sempervivum Sioux
Sempervivum Red Beauty and an unknown
Sempervivum Pacific Blue Ice
Sempervivum pumilum hepworth, Atroviolaceum and erythraeum
Sempervivum Cebanense
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