Chives and more

The chives in front started blooming a few days ago, and a butterfly has stationed itself there for the past day.

I've forgotten the names of this tender perennial (got it three years ago as an impulse buy), but I love the red flower spikes.

This succulent---Stapelia hirsuta or "carrion plant", I think---bloomed for a day last year (see right), and I just noticed three buds on it this morning.