Raj, I thought at first sight that it was one of many the kniphofia species, but my wife said that I wasn't right, but she couldn't tell me the proper name either, and that's even for her a pretty rare phenomenon.
What I can say for sure however is that you provided us with a wonderful F² image.
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Terrific detail on this one Raj