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As for the “mound,” one possibility is a rosette-shaped succulent, like Sempervivum, Rosularia or Jovibarba.

One way to reduce watering needs is to plant succulents such as agaves, sempervivum and sedums.

Why didn’t I think to fill my pots with succulents as she did — plants such as Echeveria, Senecio, Sempervivum and even certain Sedum that deliver a long show with relatively little care?

“SemperVIVum, man. It’s like this flower that’s hard to kill. It kinda looked like a star inside a star inside a star.”

I looked back down at the Sempervivum, touching it, squeezing the layers of odd juicy finger-leaves.