This is one of the “Hen and Chicks” variety of escheveria, which is a succulent native to the southwest.
Hen and Chicks (eschevaria elegans) is a stemless rosette that produces bright orange and yellow flowers spring through summer. Depending on the climate, they can also bloom again in the fall.
These are either late for fall or early for spring since I took this picture last weekend.
This is the petite flower on a succulent in our garden that I call “red bells.” They are in the eschevaria family, although I don’t know the exact variety. These are showing up later than usual, opening in January where in previous years they would open in November. I posted articles about them in November 2005 and November 2006.
After last Easter, I trimmed off the lily and put it outdoors in it’s pot. Suddenly, the lily sprouted several flower pods that have been opening over the last few days. Very pretty, even if it blooms on the wrong Holiday.
After our session at the shooting range today, we went to the botanic gardens. While we were there, I took this picture of an interesting cactus in bloom. This cactus is about 30 feet (9m) tall and 30 feet (9m) in diameter. The blossoms are tiny, yellow clusters. I thought the yellow and green cactus contrasted nicely with the blue sky this afternoon.
Pansies are flowers that do fairly well in late fall. This blue pansy has been producing these beautiful and colorful petals all of November. Americaneocon asked for more flowers, so here ya go . . .
This nice bunch of gazanias is currently providing color on the patio. I snapped this picture as we were getting ready to clean up the guns after our weekly trip to the range.
We hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving Day.
This beautiful amaryllis partially opened up on Thanksgiving Day and opened the rest of the way today. Look upon it and calm your nerves after a grueling shopping day.
Update: I took another picture of one of these and posted it on the other blog.