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| comment | | "parent_author":"",<br>"parent_permlink":"photography",<br>"author":"alphaccino.art",<br>"permlink":"almost-ready-to-flower",<br>"title":"Almost Ready to Flower",<br>"body":"View this post on Hive: [Almost Ready to Flower (https:\/\/peakd.com\/@alphaccino.art\/almost-ready-to-flower)\n\n***\n\n# Sempervivum\n\n*Common name: houseleek,<br> hen and chicks*\n\n---\n\n![Sempervivum,<br> although I'm not 100% sure of the variety (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/qlfNXJ4.jpg)\n\n---\n\nLast week,<br> I noticed one of my succulents was displaying a strange growth pattern that I had never seen before. At first,<br> I wondered if it was due to the extreme weather we've been experiencing in Australia... (ie: heatwave conditions that suddenly changed to heavy rain that caused widespread flooding)... \n\nThe succulent has been growing in my garden for a few years however this was the first time I'd seen anything like this,<br> where the plant had started to produce a rather thick column rising from the centre of it's rosette.\n\n---\n\n![The strange growth pattern with the flower display forming at the top (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/tuzvcMt.jpg)\n\n---\n\nAs you can imagine,<br> the following day I went out to take some photos and had a really good look at what was happening... this was when I first noticed the flowers forming at the top.\n\n'Oh,<br> of course,<br> she's about to flower' I thought (and felt a bit silly for not realising that in the first place)\n\nThis has come at an opportune time for me as I'm in the process of identifying my succulent plants and I was actually having trouble with this one. There are a few different varieties of Sempervivum that have a similar shape and colour pattern so I will be very interested to see the flowers when they do appear and hope that it will help me narrow down the correct species.\n\n---\n\n![This is how the plant normally appears,<br> with tightly formed rosettes (https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/3R9NMXy.jpg)\n\n---\n\nAnyhoo,<br> I am very grateful to once again,<br> witness such an amazing feat of nature and I will be keeping a VERY close eye on the flowers to make sure I don't miss the opening... of course,<br> the photographer part of me says,<br> you can rest assured as I will (most certainly) post more photos of the flower display when it does finally appear.\n\nUntil next time... xxx\n\n<center>\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/u7Do3Kd.png\n\nThanks for stopping by and reading my post,<br> I really do appreciate your time.\n### And remember to keep smiling,<br> it makes people wonder what you're thinking...!\n\n<br>\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/VBf96Pj.png\n\nIf you enjoyed reading my post,<br> please follow,<br> comment and upvote.\nAll photos,<br> stories and graphics are my own work unless otherwise noted.\n\n<br>\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/nPCnREd.png\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/u7Do3Kd.png\n\nProudly representing\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/WGuBGxi.png\n\nhttps:\/\/i.imgur.com\/u7Do3Kd.png\n\nProud supporter of @steeming-hot\n\nhttps:\/\/cdn.steemitimages.com\/DQmdCimXD2sHmZFpicaiPQvLwHc8T9mbn1PmU5f9QgbsT4M\/steeming-hot-bot_small.png\n\n<\/center>\n",<br>"json_metadata":" \"app\":\"pruner\",<br>\"message\":\"See you on the other side!\" " |
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