30 August 2012

...do you know this flower?





 with a subtle honey-scent?  

Too hard? 

Well let's just forget about it for a moment.

Since I've been spending some time of late with the back gardens, here's a few pics from a little section near to the back door..

 Nandina (Sacred Bamboo)

 at front,  Kalanchoe thyrsiflora 'Flapjacks'



 not sure the name of these succulents?  Anyone?



 Back to the mystery flower now? It was .....


Clover!  Did you know it?

20 comments:

Kenneth Cole Schneider said...

Nice exercise in flower ID!

I thought those little ones in the birdbath looked like artichokes, but way too pretty!

Anonymous said...

The ones in the birdbath might be hen and chick?? Just a guess.

Carole M. said...

y…e…a…p, I think that might be them Diane! I have another differing succulent …and I’m not sure if that one though is the ‘hen and chick’. We’ll see what the general concensus is.

Montanagirl said...

I did not recognize it! Our clover is predominantly yellow.

Joop Zand said...

BEAUTIFUL flower pictures Carole..... very well done.

TexWisGirl said...

i'd have said hen and chicks, too.

nice! i like those flapjacks!

Brian King said...

I had no idea. Beautiful flowers, though! Hen and chicks I am familiar with...my mother used to have them when I was growing up.

Anonymous said...

I love that macro shot of what I believe is clover.. and your hens and chicks seem to be happy in that lovely container.
Have a wonderful day, Carole.

Liz said...

YES!!! I knew it was clover... I've been testing my new macro lens on clover (and more).
Your garden is delightful!!

Anonymous said...

Liebe Carole,
was für wunderschöne Blumenbilder und Kaktuseart!
Ich schaue mir immer gerne deinen Blog an..
Lieben Gruss Elke

John "By Stargoose And Hanglands" said...

I shall look more closely at clover from now on!

Horst in Edmonton said...

I have some Hens & Chicks and the look very similar. There are more than one verity of Hens & Chicks. I real like these wonderful little Succulents.

PETRO50 said...

Photos of flowers are amazing. Great colors. I'm most interested in still life with Kalanchoe thyrsiflora. Lovely place. Have a nice weekend. Peter.

Jan Castle said...

Not off the top of my head...but I knew I had seen it before! Great picture Carole!
Hugs,
Jan

Irma said...

Great photo Carole, compliment.
I have read your message in my inbox, but very strange you're not in my blog.
Maybe you want to try again??
Greetings Irma

Anonymous said...

Was für herrliche Fotos und Blumen.

LG Mathilda ♥

Anonymous said...

Clever you. The honey scent should have given me the clue. What a great close-up shot of the clover.

The succulent is what we call Hen & Chickens I think.

Your garden is a small slice of paradise Carole - you are doing a great job of keeping it up.
Hugs
Burtine

Karin M. said...

Soooo magnificent photos, stunning ... a photo is more beautiful than the other,
my compliments for perfect shots.
Love greetings, Karin

Jenny said...

Beautiful photos of the succulents and vases. I don't know their name but have them in my garden. In Holland people grow them on their tile roofs. The put a handful of clay on the roof then the succulent on top. The plants survive the winters because of all the moisture I guess. xo Jenny

Judy said...

I would have said hen and chicks, too. Another name is house leeks, I think, but I don't know where I got that from...
If that is what they are, wait for the flowers! They are incredible!!
I have never seen clover that close up before!