sempervivums, echeverias and what not

i have been struck by gardening bug lately. In Style magazine don't really get my attention, and I been reading gardening magazine a lot..cc said i have turned into the Ultimate Si Lai. My interest in horticulture probably runs inthe family.. i have uncles and mom who's into all sorts of plants. one probably dominates the orchid scene in sarawak/malaysia and one owns a nursery.

anyhow, i have acquired some sempervivum and echeverias when i last went to the hospice shop. i actually went to check out bric-a-brac but discovered the volunteer has brought in those plants.

sempervivum and echeverias are a type of succulents. they are mostly a bunch of hardy and tough cookies and i like them in my garden given that they thrive well with or without attention.

sempervivum and echeveria forms rosette like structures and they are quite colorful.
they produce long stems of flowers (true for echeveria)

here are my humble collection: