This is a very nice hybrid. I've had seedlings of these pop up in my succulent garden as I have both of the parents. It gets a nice purpl...Read Moree tinge at certain times of the year and is not aggressively suckering like maculata, but has the the nice neon orange flower colour of the striata parent.
I grew up with a clump of this plant on my Mom's front yard berm. We kids used to pick its flowers & 'paint' our fingernails with the ne...Read Morectar. Later, our folks moved to a larger property with a circle drive, and Mom planted a long, curved, row of this Aloe along their circular drive that went down & around their knoll. Their flowers were noticeable from quite a distance!
I'm starting to propagate it now, myself. I just wish that it flowered a little later in the year, because I am situated in a low & cold section of my area, and I'm pretty sure its winter flowers are going to freeze. ):
It's a beautiful plant overall, though! When it gets cold, I'm thinking is when it will display in purplish tones . . .which I believe is from its A. saponeria parent, as those turn a purplish brown . . . when cold stressed, if I remember correctly.
Very common hybrid, filling some botanical gardens to the brim. Has the teeth of Aloe maculata, but the smooth look and lack of spots (o...Read Morer just faint spots) of aloe striata... flowers prefect blend of each... foliage color blue-green but often a wonderful purple that is rarely seen in either species.
This is a very nice hybrid. I've had seedlings of these pop up in my succulent garden as I have both of the parents. It gets a nice purpl...Read More
I grew up with a clump of this plant on my Mom's front yard berm. We kids used to pick its flowers & 'paint' our fingernails with the ne...Read More
Very common hybrid, filling some botanical gardens to the brim. Has the teeth of Aloe maculata, but the smooth look and lack of spots (o...Read More