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Aloes in flower
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 7:36 pm
by Herts Mike
I was delighted to find buds on melanacantha and claviflora, both about 20 years from seed, for the first time.
Also bulbillifera for only the second time in about 20 years.
Must have been the hot summer.
Re: Aloes in flower
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 11:58 am
by juster
It's always exciting when plants flower for the first time, especially things you have nurtured for years. I had melanacantha for some years, but it never flowered, hope to see some pictures of yours.
Re: Aloes in flower
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 1:09 pm
by Herts Mike
A. melanacantha -
Bud on A. claviflora
Re: Aloes in flower
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 1:16 pm
by Herts Mike
Aloe bakeri -
Aloe perfoliata
Re: Aloes in flower
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:30 pm
by Christian
That's a lovely A. bakeri, Mike! I have a plant labelled A. bakeri with orange and yellow flowers, rather than bright yellow as yours.
Re: Aloes in flower
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 12:55 pm
by ralphrmartin
Yes, that A. bakeri is a good colour!
Re: Aloes in flower
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:53 pm
by Herts Mike
Here's the bakeri flower close up -
Here's my erinacea to show how close it is to melanancantha -
Aloe claviflora -
Re: Aloes in flower
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 4:30 pm
by juster
They all look lovely Mike, thanks for posting the photos.
Re: Aloes in flower
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2018 6:36 pm
by ralphrmartin
That A. bakeri flower reminds me a bit of the flower of Lachenalia aloides.
Except its the other way up.
Re: Aloes in flower
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:40 pm
by Herts Mike
As I'm in Aloe mode I thought I would show you some of my seed grown Aloes -
Aloe branddraiensis -
Aloe dichotoma -
Various grass Aloes all sown this year other than Aloe boylei- modesta, myriacantha, kraussii, cooperi,chortolirioides, craibii and ecklonis.
Aloe humilis (also in bud for the first time) -
Aloe cryptopoda -
Aloe karasbergensis -