I haven’t gone batty – this isn’t orange by even a stretch of my imagination. It is a hens & chicks I bought last spring to put in a hot, dry spot where they thrive. When I looked at the tag, however, it said that it was hardy down to 40 degrees F, and Michigan winters get a tad bit colder than that. I bought it because it was beautiful and I have a perfect place for it on our lanai in Florida. I also had the perfect pot for it and it was happy on my front porch by my purple porch swing all summer.
Then I saw a blossom coming from the center and upon checking there was a baby chick. What a surprise, but the surprise was even greater when the blossoms opened.
What a pretty orange color and it keeps getting longer and longer although I brought it into the kitchen because our nights are getting colder now that we are going into the last half of October.
Brought to you in response to Jude’s, Life in Colour October “orange”.
A New Day: Living Life Almost Gracefully 
Love this little orange surprise!
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Amazing plant! I have never heard of it until now. Thank you!
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Beautiful hens & chicks, I feel like to get one. I like the pot, too. 🙂
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I used to have a hens & chicks plant – it was so cool! I love your photos, and especially the flowers. So pretty! Keep this plant around (bring it inside during the winter) and you will be delighted with what it can do!
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We spend winters in subtropical Florida and I plan on taking it there where it should thrive.
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The flowers, the foliage and the pot make a great colour combination.
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What a dainty looking flower to emerge from those rather chunky leaves 🙂
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The hens & chicks that are hardy in our winters have flowers that are rather ugly from a distance. This was a very nice surprise.
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What a perfect surprise.
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Cactuses are very surprising aren’t they, quite ugly and then all of a sudden beautiful
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What we know as Echeverias and those flowers last for ages! They are tender so need to be indoors during the winter as they hate the wet and the cold.
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I guess I’ll try to take it with flower stalk to Florida if I can find a safe place in the car. I had thought I would cut if off.
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Now that’s funny…my wife just bought one of those plants…and I too took a photograph. 🙂
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Well it is a pretty plant to buy and photograph. Look forward to seeing it in a future post. 🙂
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