Aloe castilloniae

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Aloe castilloniae

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Many of the Madagascan Aloes seem to flower in winter. Nice plant. :grin: :grin: :grin:
(See A. rauhii thread).
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Lost it’s summer colour unfortunately.
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Lovely plant.
I rescued a seedling from my unheated greenhouse today. After going down to -1C in there last night, I'm not going to risk it getting any colder!
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Actually, it used to surprise me how cold resistant many of the smaller Madagascan Aloes can be. In my old greenhouse they were near the glass, and while the thermostat was set to 5C in the middle of the greenhouse, doubtless it was colder just inside the glass.
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