More Aloes

[Herts Mike]

Cartainly not me Clarke but then I wouldn't think mine is big enough. It's about the same size as yours.

I am seriously thinking of reducing the cacti in favour of Aloes and some of the rather more nondescript Mams may be first to go.

I was even daft enough to get A.eminens which is an enormous tree Aloe just because it isn't seen very often.

[Ernie]

My Peglerae. Been kept a little too dark I think?

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[Herts Mike]

Looks that way Ernie.

[Christian]

A. peglerae looks like a really nice plant. I have got some seed to sow later in Autumn and really hope it works out with these.

Thought I'd post a couple more Aloe photographs. My A. albiflora started flowering back at the end of August. To me these are the most beautiful flowers of all Aloes, and they are so incredibly freely produced as well. If I had to choose only one succulent to keep, this would be the one.

Aloe albiflora

Second is a cutting of Aloe hazeliana var. howmannii (so the label reads), obtained earlier this year. It seems to stretch somewhat, so I may need to find a better spot for this one. Does anyone else grow this one, and under what kind of conditions? I believe it prefers shade, but it reached me in a lovely orange-red kind of hue. It now receives perhaps two hours of direct sunlight.

Aloe hazeliana var. howmannii

Best regards,
Christian

[McFarland]

Christian I have the same plant. I find it very annoying, its really easy to give it too much sun and have it get crispy. I kept mine in part shade after it got burned and it did alot better. I personally think Aloes look better a bit greener than usually found in habitat but that's just my opinion

[Christian]

Cheers Sachi. Sounds like I better kept the A. hazeliana where it is at the moment...

Christian

[Christian]

Thought this might me of interest...

Not nearly as spectacular as Mike's brilliant specimen plants, but there you go. Seed came from last December's BCSS seedlist.

Aloe abyssinica sown January 2012

Thanks.

Christian

[Lindsey]

I'm no aloeologist myself, but I just noticed this - I'm sure Brad Ed will forgive me for posting:
http://www.bcss.org.uk/bradcontents/brad_30.php
... maybe a good sequel/update to a recent book on the genus???

[BrianMc]

Second is a cutting of Aloe hazeliana var. howmannii (so the label reads), obtained earlier this year. It seems to stretch somewhat, so I may need to find a better spot for this one. Does anyone else grow this one, and under what kind of conditions? I believe it prefers shade, but it reached me in a lovely orange-red kind of hue. It now receives perhaps two hours of direct sunlight.

I obtained a plant of A.howmannii in Spring this year. It is doing rather well at the moment. While I don't grow it on a top shelf in the greenhouse it gets no shade in a position at knee height. It is a nice bronzey/green colour. I believe these types of Aloes grow in grass lands on rocky outcrops and cliffs. The problem with giving them too much shade means they lose their distinctiveness.

[georged]

Some young Aloe elegans.