Succulent Daisies

I was very surprised to look over at this succulent area and see these daisy-like flowers; I've never had any succulents before with these blooms. Pretty!

Green

 

Droplets

 

Humming Along

This little Allen's hummingbird was enjoying that succulent flower. I love how you can see the pollen on its beak...

Succulent

 

Tiny Alien Bloom

 

This tiny flower is so wiggy...

Stalking

 

What a cool flower stalk on this succulent (agave?). And yes, I am aware of its phallic properties, LOL...

Graphique

 

Layers

 

Um...

 

I bought two tiny succulents in pots to plant in the birdbath (which is filled with succulents, not water). I put the pots in the birdbath, meaning to plant them when I got a chance. I looked out, and I noticed that one was gone, nowhere to be seen around the yard. We joked that the squirrel carted it off, running off on its two back legs while holding on to the pot with its front ones and yelling "Wheeeee." Then we speculated that a bird carried it off. Lo and behold, there it is, on top of the carport, plant still inside the pot. (It has now been retrieved.)

We had quite a rainstorm yesterday, and today I was outside looking around to see how everything fared. And, lo and behold, on top of the house I spotted this: a succulent that had actually been planted in the birdbath (I know it looks odd--it is lying on its side, roots on the left.) 

Um....WTF? What bird is doing this, and why? Inquiring minds would very much like to know! We are blaming the crows, but who knows? (Hey, that rhymes!).

O.M.G. Agave

This magnificent plant is Agave chrysantha (yellow-flowered century plant). It is absolutely spectacular! 

 

And the bees agree!

These are just outside the building where my cancer doctors are--they are a happy benefit!

Blues

Gorgeous agaves...(and BIG agaves).

 

Surprise

 

It always seems like a tiny miracle when the succulents bloom, in part because they sort of bloom out of nowhere, and in part because the flowers are so very ephemeral. Little treasures!

Agave, Amazing

 

So fascinating...this bloom stalk is at least 6 feet tall.

And look at it close up: it will be amazing once it bursts into bloom--the bees LOVE these flowers.

Wiggy

 Wow...this succulent is REALLY blooming!

Medusa's Head

The newest plant in the garden: a new-to-me euphorbia (Euphorbia flanganii, common name Medusa's head), purchased at a rummage sale. I've never seen this before...so cool! Did you know that poinsettias are also in the euphorbia family?

Color Full

 Everything was SO happy about this winter's rains...my succulents have never looked better--the colors!