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succulent with square leaves Shop 'Sempervivum pilatus' Care and Growing GuideThe Sempervivum 'Pilatus' is well known for its deep coloration, symmetrical rosettes with spoon shaped, pale grey green leaves, and cold hardy nature. Its name 'Pilatus' may be inspired by the Pilatus Mountain in Switzerland, which reflects its alpine tolerance and rugged charm. Gardeners and designers appreciate this variety for its year round structure and ease of care. Native to Southern and Central Europe, Sempervivum 'Pilatus' goes by common

The Sempervivum 'Pilatus' is well-known for its deep coloration, symmetrical rosettes with spoon-shaped, pale grey-green leaves, and cold-hardy nature. Its name 'Pilatus' may be inspired by the Pilatus Mountain in Switzerland, which reflects its alpine tolerance and rugged charm. Gardeners and designers appreciate this variety for its year-round structure and ease of care.  

Native to Southern and Central Europe, Sempervivum 'Pilatus' goes by common names such as Hen and Chicks or Houseleek, named after the way the main rosette (“hen”) produces smaller offsets (“chicks”) around it.

These chicks eventually root themselves, forming clusters that expand across rock gardens, containers, or ground covers. 

It’s a classic favorite in alpine gardens and modern drought-tolerant landscapes. 

This Sempervivum plant forms compact rosettes, typically 5 inches wide, with fleshy leaves that range in color from green to burgundy, often intensifying with temperature changes. 

During summer, mature rosettes may send up a tall flower stalk with star-shaped, pinkish-purple blooms. After flowering, the rosette dies, but its offsets continue growing and spreading, making it a self-renewing plant. 

When it comes to care, the Sempervivum 'Pilatus' thrives in full sun to partial shade.

Outdoors, it prefers 6-8 hours of direct sunlight and is hardy in USDA Zones 3–9

It tolerates frost, snow, and extreme cold remarkably well. 

Indoors, it should be placed in the brightest window possible, ideally a south- or west-facing window, with temperatures staying above 40°F for best health.

It requires well-draining  succulent  soil, opens in a new tab, and only needs to be watered when the soil is completely dry, approximately every 2–3 weeks, or even less frequently in winter. 

Propagation is easy, done primarily by separating the offsets or “chicks” from the mother plant. These can be gently pulled and replanted with minimal effort, making it easy to expand your collection or share with friends. According to ASPCA, the Sempervivum 'Pilatus' is non-toxic to pets and humans, which adds to its appeal for homes with animals or children.  

Final Thoughts

Overall, the Sempervivum 'Pilatus' is a resilient, cold-hardy succulent that brings striking color and form to both outdoor landscapes and indoor settings. With its drought tolerance, easy propagation, non-toxic nature, and year-round appeal, it offers both beauty and functionality. Whether nestled in a stone wall, perched in a clay pot, or spreading in a rocky bed, 'Pilatus' makes a stunning and sustainable addition to any plant lover’s collection.

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mrliteral
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★★★★★ 4
An outsider's view
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When it comes to Cliff Atkinson's Beyond Bullet Points, I am a bit of an outsider. I don't read many computer books and, while I have worked with PowerPoint, my presentations are very simple. Since I admittedly use my share of bullet points in these presentations, I thought learning about an alternative approach would be useful. And while there are definite benefits to reading this book, it may not be perfect for everyone. Many people use bullet points in their PowerPoint presentations; this can be a great way to organize thoughts, but Atkinson has a difference approach. Essentially, the Beyond Bullet Points method treats presentations as stories told in three "acts." Act One develops the story, Act Two develops the action and Act Three frames the resolution. Each act is broken down into scenes which provide the details. The first portion of the book explains how to work with each act; the second portion deals with the evolution from initial outline to final presentation. This book assumes a certain amount of PowerPoint knowledge; if you want to learn about the application, this is not the place to start (on the other hand, you don't need to be a PowerPoint expert). One of the nicest things about Atkinson's approach is the way he allows presentations to be pared down to fit the time frame required: his method is designed best with a 45 minute presentation, but it can be easily compressed to a 15 minute or even 5 minute presentation. Another nice thing is that he has a website that readers can access that provides some helpful materials such as template documents. On the other hand, Atkinson treats the issue of bullet points/no bullet points as something of a black-and-white issue. He doesn't really acknowledge that there may be a middle ground where bullet points should be used in certain situations, perhaps even in conjunction with his approach. I think it's more appropriate to view the Beyond Bullet Points as an alternative approach to PowerPoint presentations, not the ONLY approach. Atkinson's writing style is straightforward, and like many computer books, a little dry. But as stated earlier, I am reading this book with something of an outsider's view. This is a good book, but Atkinson's inability to look beyond his own approach keeps it from being a five-star work. Nonetheless, if you do a lot of PowerPoint presentations, there is enough useful material in here to merit a read.
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Arthur E. Williams
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★★★★★ 5
A Refreshing Approach to Presentations
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I ran across this book while researching a college workshop on perfecting presentation, dealing with public speaking and effective use of PowerPoint. As one who has suffered through numerous electronic slides that did little or nothing to augment the speaker's efforts, I was delighted to see this fresh and innovative approach. I believe this process works best, however, when one's speech is primarily persuasive in nature. Although these ideas helped me set up a strong introduction and conclusion, in a recent lecture I resorted to bullet points for the material I felt the students had to master. Perhaps as I get more used to Atkinson's technique, I'll better about using it in lecture. However, the business applications seem quite worthwhile. My students' workshop presentations that used his techniques were highly engaging. I highly recommend this book and the supporting web site.
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Simplistic and Inappropriate
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I was hoping this book would provide insights into how to present complex information in a more comprehensible, useful format, using PowerPoint as the tool. Instead, the overall gist of this book is that presentations should be "dumbed down" as much as possible. The theme the author presents is that presentations should be story based. This is reasonable. However, the method the author recommends is that essentially *all* meaningful, complex (or, as the author prefers "boring") content be removed from the presentation. Presentations then become nothing more than catchy headlines and colorful graphics. All content should be in the presenter's notes (not typically to be provided). This is juvenile and useless and frankly reflects a complete lack of understanding of how presentations are made in a complex business environment.
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SteelBlue
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On the right track
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This book is a good introduction about how to use story-telling techniques in PowerPoint presentations. There are some good ideas here that you won't find in technical manuals. If you don't know film techniques these will be eye-opening. But the book could have been much stronger if it were to push these concepts to the next level. I saw a PowerPoint presentation with Andy Goodman, who teaches more or less the same thing, and his presentation nailed these concepts more cleanly than this book does. But again, this book is definitely worth checking out if you haven't studied storytelling before.
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An oldd Clancy fan
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Make sure you buy the 2007 edition!!!!
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I bought the book, enjoyed it and then realized that I hasd purchased the 2005 edfition and not the new 2007 edition. be careful as the new one is much better. Amazon should have made this clear!!!!!!!!!!!!
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