Orostachys spinosus - blue green form

Beginning of June 2008 - diamether of the plant is 6 cm ...

This is the very first Orostachys spinosus I've had. I've bought the plant from an elderly man in Klagenfurt, Austria, where Austrian cacti growers had their traditional spring fair. I like the colour of the plant - it's always like this - blue-green ...

I have lost my O. spinosus because the weather is very humid here in Belgium. This plant support very low temperature but not the rain ... :(

I agree, every winter I clean Orostachys the roof. Plants need good drainage below the roots. They are beautiful plants.
Orostachys spinosa

Beautiful photo!
This is probably my favorite plant of all.
Mine are just waking from dormancy.

The problem is slugs and snails love Orostachys, too. They are quite capable of eating an adult plant within a day! I lost many plants for slugs and snails!

So I read it the first time. I am surprised.
Slugs ewery years grazes Hylotelephium sieboldii and Hostas.

Hm, introduce them to Orostachys and wait a moment ...

Me, I was surprised, too when I saw how fast and with appetite the snail was eating them! They prefer smaller rosettes! (Oh I wish I would never learn that!)

" Hm, introduce them to Orostachys and wait a moment ... "
Thank you for recommendation

I never saw them on work, but I'm very sure that birds ate my outer leafs. I keep my plants on balcony and I've never seen snails
there.