Sempervivum Braunii

I recently photographed a fascinating member of the Crassulaceae family called Sempervivum Braunii. It’s a variety of houseleek, also known as Hens and Chicks.

What first caught my eye was the textures of the large and small rosettes.

(c) 2009 Patty Hankins

And then I spotted the very delicate flowers growing up out of the rosettes.

(c) 2009 Patty Hankins

The flowers were blooming at the ends of stalks with lots of buds on them.

(c) 2009 Patty Hankins

From the side, the stalks look almost like miniature trees.

(c) 2009 Patty Hankins

And finally, a stalk just beginning to grow and develop its buds.

(c) 2009 Patty Hankins

The Hens and Chicks were a wonderful combination of shapes, colors and textures. Great fun to photograph.

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