Pretty sure it's claviflora, can't think of any of the more common ones it could be.

Gorgeous plants Mike, I'm so impressed. Where abouts in Herts do you live btw? I have a friend in Watford I visit ocassionaly and it would be good to see your collection in person, PM me if you're interested in a visitor

What suzanne said, the aloe is broomii

Very nice. Interesting how older plants seem to get more spherical

Congratulations on getting White Dyer and Sloane Phil! I've just mananged to get the whole lot of the Euphorbia Journals so I'm a happy bunny too :grin: Well what with my greenhouse I actually have a surplus of room (!) so anything you can spare is more than welcome. I would like to start growing so...

I've got the same plant, but ordered from Petr this year so I guess you've got a years headstart on me. Since ordering in june-july my plant has done nothing, it is incredibly slow :shock: will take years and years to make a nice 'bushy' specimen I guess. Only thing I've had any success with my anka...

That would be pretty gorgeous I gotta say. I too got hold of the stoloniferous ankarensis, which hasn't really done alot since I boguht it, though it is alive. Will be interesting to compare plants next spring/summer!

Interesting tina thanks for the good post and info.

Just from a laymans perspective I would say it is a new species then, as it is different enough from the others are they are from each other. The flower will tell I guess

Maybe bill could stick it on the front page of the website, similar to the aloe book?

Nice little haemanthifolia there Ernie, I have 4 plants myself of similar or slightly smaller size from tissue culture. They have been kept cool, damp and shady so far and they are doing really well. Hope yours survives, they are notoriously difficult