Aloe polyphylla
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Aloe polyphylla
In bud for the first time!
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Re: Aloe polyphylla
That's good to see! Look forward to seeing it in flower.
Croydon Branch member, growing mainly cacti and Echeverias
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Re: Aloe polyphylla
It should be self fertile, so try to get some seeds. I think this could spark interest for quite some people up here.
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Re: Aloe polyphylla
Is there anything I need do or leave it to it's own devices?
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Re: Aloe polyphylla
My understanding is that it does not self pollinate to produce viable seed.
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Active grower of caudiciform succulents and mesembs. I don't really grow cacti (very often).
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Re: Aloe polyphylla
So it needs encouraging?
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Re: Aloe polyphylla
Here's a full frontal-
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Re: Aloe polyphylla
Didn’t finish the sentence, but I meant they are self sterile, so you will have to cross-pollinate them.
Mike
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Active grower of caudiciform succulents and mesembs. I don't really grow cacti (very often).
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Active grower of caudiciform succulents and mesembs. I don't really grow cacti (very often).
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Re: Aloe polyphylla
I'm confused now. Mike says self sterile but Aiko says self fertile.
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Re: Aloe polyphylla
You need two plants to make good viable seed.
this was discussed here back into 2007.
See Clark Brunt's excellent article for how he got seeds and great plants:
http://www.viridis.net/cactus/aloe_poly.html
this was discussed here back into 2007.
See Clark Brunt's excellent article for how he got seeds and great plants:
http://www.viridis.net/cactus/aloe_poly.html
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(Gasteria, Mammillaria, small Opuntia, Cleistocactus and Sempervivum are my current special interests)
Treasurer, Haworthia Society
Chairman, Tephrocactus Study Group
Moderator, BCSS Forum
Kent
(Gasteria, Mammillaria, small Opuntia, Cleistocactus and Sempervivum are my current special interests)