Aloe Flowers!

[Larry the Lamb]

Good ole aloe aristata flowers every year, but this time it has an extra set in reserve!

[mla2ofus]

Really neat, Larry. I've never seen an aloe bloom!

[pup25]

Are there many types of aloe?

I have grown the regular one and never saw it flower.

Thats really interesting!

[Larry the Lamb]

There are hundreds of different aloes, from tiny ones to huge trees!
Mine pictued is Aloe aristata, a small windowsill pant that produces lots of pups!

http://home.scarlet.be/~pin04349/images/aloe/aloe_aristata1.jpg

Heres a list of aloes, all 510 of them!

http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Asp...aceae/Aloe.html ('http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Asphodelaceae/Aloe.html')

[gizmo]

that plant is amazing! where do you find all your plants, Larry?

[Larry the Lamb]

Well, i got quite a few from a lady in Ireland, and some others from one in Turkey!

[Larry the Lamb]

Heres a wider view.Poor quality pic i'm afriad.

[HarleyGal]

What a cool flower! :D

[lana900]

awsome aloe plant--LOVE IT

[Larry the Lamb]

Heres a much better pic!
Its a heavy plant and i was holding with one hand while shooting with the other!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Dawnrider/aloearistata-flowering03.jpg

[brassia]

Wow what a beautiful flower Larry, I have never seen an aloe bloom before, cool! :D

[ondinelamer]

I've had an aloe vera for 25 years and it has never flowered. I didn't know it could do anything but produce babies! Do they flower at all, do you know? IF so, I'll have to find a way to try and improve the conditions for mine.

[Larry the Lamb]

ondinelamer
Aloe veras do flower, but only when mature I think-theyre quite big plants(I have a 'small' one!) and true aloe veras produce huge yellow flowers in summer!

Unfortunatley most so called aloe veras are hybrids(spotty leaves indicates a hybrid) but they should still flower when mature.

have a look gere:
http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...GLD:en%26sa%3DN ('http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gardenbuddies.com/forum/messages/35531/1082526.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gardenbuddies.com/forum/messages/35531/1082522.html&h=736&w=500&sz=53&tbnid=x8VoPm1Ot_EJ:&tbnh=139&tbnw=94&hl=en&start=34&prev=/images%3Fq%3Daloe%2Bvera%2Bflowers%26start%3D20%26 svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DGGLD,GGLD:200 5-18,GGLD:en%26sa%3DN')

[PRH]

Larry the Lamb -
Thanks for sharing your plants with us! They really are a cool looking plant and you proved that with yours!!!
I will say that I never saw one of them flower in all my years ---so that was a treat to see!
Good Luck with all your plants ---- ( like I need to tell ya - huh )!?!
Phil :-) :D

[Larry the Lamb]

Thanks Phil :D

[MWISEMAN]

Hi Everyone

Found this thread whilst searching for info on aloes - mine happily have flowered for the first time this year as per the pics above, (now that they live in a south facing conservatory and not a shady windowsill!).

The flowers have faded to leave about a dozen green pods - does anyone know if these are these seed pods and if so is it possible to harvest them?

[ondinelamer]

Never knew that mine was a hybrid! I use the juice all the time for burns and scrapes.

The flower in the link actually reminds me of the bloom of my yucca, which is outside. Tall spike with the cascae of flowers at the top...

[Larry the Lamb]

Hi Everyone

Found this thread whilst searching for info on aloes - mine happily have flowered for the first time this year as per the pics above, (now that they live in a south facing conservatory and not a shady windowsill!).

The flowers have faded to leave about a dozen green pods - does anyone know if these are these seed pods and if so is it possible to harvest them?
Yes you can get seeds, the pod will dry out and split, and the seeds are thin and papery,like small Elm seeds-wind dispersed.