Aloe, Aloe, Aloe, it's my Aloe pics.

cactuspolecat · Post by **cactuspolecat** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:50 am

Just thought I'd share these with you Aloe lovers out there...

#1 is my most recent aloe, bought with no ID I'm thinking A. marlothii? ...or A. ferox was another consideration.
#2 A. variegata my oldest Aloe,
#3 A. suprafoliata, I love this one, I just bought another of these recently with lots of pups.
#4 A. spinosissima in the reduced price throw-out bin at a nursery, got it for only a few dollars.

#5 A. plicatilis, It's grown a number of new leaves since this pic was taken.
#6 A. mitriformis, saw a nice sprawling specimen of this at the Botanical Gardens recently.
#7 A. juvenna This is a pick of a couple of newly rooted starts taken from a large(-ish)clump I have.
#8 A. juvenna flower

#9 A. barbadensis, a gift from a lovely old man at the nursing home where I work.
#10 A. aristata. I love the haworthia-like appearance of this one.

Enjoy, CP

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:46 pm

CP,

Nice plants. I understand your quandry on the ferox/marlothii. If it were a little more grey color then I would say marlothii for sure. You'll just have to wait for the bloom (noly 5 or so more years). Nice job on the variegata. They have a tendency to rot.

Buck

Dominique · Post by **Dominique** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:24 pm

I got only three because they need more space than I can give them, especially at winter : a vera, a squarrosa (juvena) and an aristata. Yours looks really good !

GeneS · Post by **GeneS** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:13 pm

These links may be of help on your A. ferox/marlothii id problem. I find them almost impossible to identify until they bloom. Then it is no problem. A third problem is the proliferation of names and hybrids. A newer intro that is especiall hard to tell from ferox is A. ortholopha but it's a great plant if space is a problem.

Chase the following links for help.

-ferox
http://www.succulents.co.za/aloes/singl ... -ferox.php
http://dgimages.smugmug.com/gallery/1062296/1/49349739

-marlothii (spectabilis)
http://www.succulents.co.za/aloes/singl ... lothii.php
http://dgimages.smugmug.com/gallery/1062296/1/49349732

-ortholopha
http://www.huntington.org/BotanicalDiv/ ... 03-18.html

GeneS - who has too many Aloes, or not enough space??

templegatejohn · Post by **templegatejohn** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:04 pm

Yep, I'm with Buck on that one, only time will tell, there is no point in guessing, a wrongly named plant is just as bad as one that has no label at all.

Nice plants though.

John

cactuspolecat · Post by **cactuspolecat** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:12 pm

Thanks a lot folks, I guess I've already resigned myself to the long wait for a flower, and thanks for the links GeneS that is helpful!

Cheers, CP