Hen and Chicks Digital paint

by Debbie Portwood

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Hen and Chicks Digital paint

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Debbie Portwood

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Photograph - Phototography Photo Manipulation

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This is a close up view of an Hen and chick plant. I love the enhanced colors that accentuates the red in the center of the plant and the blue on the tips. You can see here and there where it is putting on new growth. It has been given a digital painted effect for artistic appeal. Wonderful for any wall in your home or office, or perhaps a greeting card. Many more wonderful works can be found in my various galleries, from photographs and photoart to digital creations and abstracts. Thanks for browsing, commenting and most of all for any purchases. Debbie Portwood :D........................................Wikipedia - Hen and chicks (also known as hen-and-chickens, or hen-and-widdies in the American South) is a common name for a group of small succulent plants belonging to the flowering plant family Crassulaceae, native to Europe and northern Africa. They grow close to the ground with leaves formed around each other in a rosette, and propagating by offsets. The "hen" is the main plant, and the "chicks" are the offspring, which start as tiny buds on the main plant and soon sprout their own roots, taking up residence close to the mother plant. Hen and chicks is also the popular name of a strain of opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, in which the seed head is surrounded by clusters of smaller heads. ...............Other types - Plants commonly referred to as "Hens and chicks" include ground hugging species of Sempervivum (houseleeks) such as Sempervivum Pekinese, Sempervivum arachnoideum (cobweb houseleek), and Sempervivum tectorum (common houseleek); and the related genus Jovibarba. The name is also used for some species of Echeveria, Sedum and Bergenia although these plants differ significantly from, and should not be confused with, Sempervivum and Jovibarba. The description below provides characteristics of Sempervivum and Jovibarba only..............Care - Hen and chicks is popular in gardens for its varied and interesting appearance and hardiness. It is grown as container planting or in rock gardens. It does best in well-drained, rocky soil; if they kept wet, the outer leaves will rot. Although it does best in sun, it will grow in light shade.

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August 15th, 2013

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