Echeveria cante. The colors of this plant are amazing. It almost glows. I've taken more or less the same photograph before but it was a cloudy day with soft light so the plant called to me to photograph it again.

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Parodia haselbergii is a cactus native to southern Brazil. It has a reputation for being one of the earliest cacti to flower in the year.

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Aechmea recurvata is a bromeliad native Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina. This is 'Red form' of the species and the flowers are an almost iridescent color that is hard to capture in a photograph

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Echeveria are popular succulents with many cultivars that range in size shape and color. This specimen is about 12" in diameter.

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Boophone disticha is related to the Amaryllis which is a popular plant this time of year. The name Boophone comes from the Greek bous = ox, and phontes= killer of, a clear warning that eating the plant can be fatal to livestock.

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