Thank you Ken. I removed them from the water, and will let them dry out for a bit. They are more tear dropped shaped, which is why I was thinking a tulip. My husband and I are still working the bed. It's slow going because the top is dry, but go down a few inches and it's just thick. It's a semi sunny area, definitely not the sunniest part of the yard. It's actually against my detached garage against the back wall. There used to be a lot of flooding, but the previous homeowner built up portions of the yard and it's no longer an issue. Will probably just replant in the fall and I appreciate your time...I foresee myself posting here at least a few more times since so far I've had peonies pop up, daylilies, milkweeds, and stinkhorns LOL it's been interesting...

Welcome MP. You've got an Echeveria hybrid, possibly one of Dick Wright's. Here are some websites with pictures that might help: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33610540@N07/sets/ http://www.echeveriasinoz.com/feature.html It is natural for the lower leaves to eventually die and fall off. There is a recent post (http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cacti/msg0600240429885.html?7) where I have added some pictures showing what you do once the head grows too tall and the plant becomes top heavy. Next, while hard to see, your soil mix looks a bit on the heavy side and this could spell root rot at some point in time and why you're dropping so many leaves. You may want to repot in something containing more grit such as perlite. Then again, if your soil is dry and the leaves soft, might require more water. It all depends on your weather conditions, the air circulation and the plant location. This Echeveria wants lots of sun to maintain its color. The leave you are holding will probably not root and grow another plant because it is yellowing and dying. If you want to do leaf production, you have to have a good healthy leaf. Not all hybrids will grow from leaves. The gray colored Echeveria in the side pouch, under your finger, is E. runyonii 'Topsy Turvy'. Can't make out the others.

Where did you get this? Sometimes a source helps with ID. You can poke around Emaryllis.com and see if you see something like it. K

Oh Tofi,I feel like a weight has been lifted off of me. Viburnum,who would have thought? How brillant! What was also thowing me off was that it seemed shrub-like,but was blooming at such a small size. This is great news. It all makes sense now what the smaller flowers were. I'm amazed also that Viburnum never crossed my mind and a lot of others.