Unknown Flower

[Dante King]

Anyone know what this is? C/C welcome.

[jfrancho]

I like it when people say "CC welcome," nine times out of ten, none is necessary. You are well within that 90th percentile. Nice job; like rule of thirds composition. Lokks like something from the "hens and chicks" group, but around here they vary from green to maroon.

[tupe]

Anyone know what this is? C/C welcome.Golden artichoke?:confused:

No idea, but it's a nice pic.

[Dante King]

Thanks you guys are too kind. Checks and hens family? Wife said the same.

[Titus213]

Thanks you guys are too kind. Checks and hens family? Wife said the same.

No, no, checks and hens are what you get when the wives go to the mall with your checks..........sorry......hens and chicks. Never seen yellow

http://community.webshots.com/album/156723832MVXvhG

BTW - Nice shot.

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

Woah, that's beautiful! Nice shot!

[Dante King]

No, no, checks and hens are what you get when the wives go to the mall with your checks..........sorry......hens and chicks. Never seen yellow

http://community.webshots.com/album/156723832MVXvhG

BTW - Nice shot.

LOL Too Funny!

[Dante King]

Woah, that's beautiful! Nice shot!

Thanks.

[Solo175]

Wow Dante King!

I have never seen that colour before.

Here is a copy and paste from some other horticultural site.

Sempervivum, Jovibarba and Rosularia are three genera of succulent, rosette forming plants belonging to the Crassulaceae family. They are commonly known as Houseleeks or Hen and Chickens.

The main attraction of these plants is their colourful rosettes of leaves. These range from bright yellow, through various shades of green, grey, pink, purple, red, orange and brown, to almost black in some varieties. The leaves may be dull or glossy, or covered with soft down or longer hairs. Small silvery hairs are commonly found along the leaf margins and in many varieties the leaf tips bear a tuft of longer hairs that can form a "cobweb" over the surface of the rosettes. Leaf shape can also vary from short, succulent, almost round leaves to long, tapering, finely pointed ones.

The rosettes are most striking in the spring and summer but even in the winter when growth stops, many varieties remain attractively coloured. It is the endless range of different leaf shapes, colours and textures that make this group so interesting to enthusiasts.

Another interesting thing about these plants is when they go into bud for flowering.

Nice shot and I will be on the lookout for this variety.

[Dante King]

Thanks for the info solo175!

[jfrancho]

Direct, prolonged exposure to sunlight can cause some red pigmentation in these. A mineral deficiancy/abundance can also affect foliage coloration. Perhaps both are at work here?

[IanBMW]

Love it, if you get a chance to hit this flower again I would love to see if a f/22 would sharpen the outer rim a tad.

[Dante King]

Will try to reshoot but dont know when that will be possible. I did no sharpening. I'll look and see what some usm can do.