flowers seem to vary on this tree from corn-cob shaped to conical. Here's a variation
by palmbob Dec 8, 2004 11:23 AM
New years look of this unusual flower variety
by palmbob Jan 3, 2005 9:06 AM
Plant has grown in this new location for nearly a year. It is growing in mid-september.
by thistlesifter Sep 17, 2006 9:57 PM
Flowering in San Diego County 11-06-2006. Aloe dichotoma flowering at same time. Aloe bainesii not budded yet. bob:>)
by thistlesifter Nov 8, 2006 10:24 PM
Flowering in San Diego County 11-06-2006. Somewhat more compact than typical Aloe bainesii flower, color a bit more yellowish too. bob:>)
by thistlesifter Nov 8, 2006 10:26 PM
Trunk of mature flowering specimen of A. medusa is a small version of its sister A. barberae (bainesii).
by thistlesifter Dec 2, 2006 7:00 PM
While many aspects of A. medusa are small versions of the larger sister A. barberae (bainesii), the flower is quite different, flowering is much earlier and propotionally larger than its sister.
by thistlesifter Nov 30, 2006 11:14 PM
image captured into the sunset is a silouette of Medusas flowers. 11-27-07
by thistlesifter Dec 17, 2007 10:21 PM
Silouette of flower 11-27-07
by thistlesifter Dec 17, 2007 10:23 PM
older plants for sale in southern California nursery in full flower, January
by palmbob Jan 21, 2008 4:23 PM
early flower formation with a probably mild case of Aloe mite as well, October, southern California
by palmbob Oct 15, 2008 10:42 PM
my own young plant flowering in December, southern California
by palmbob Oct 15, 2008 10:44 PM
Huntington Gardens plant flowering in October, southern California
by palmbob Oct 23, 2008 1:40 AM
another Huntington Gardens plant just starting to form flowers mid October
by palmbob Oct 23, 2008 1:42 AM
old potted plant in nursery, southern California, starting to bloom in fall
by palmbob Nov 3, 2008 3:48 AM
Huntington Gardens late fall, southern California
by palmbob Dec 3, 2009 7:05 AM
December, southern California
by palmbob Dec 1, 2010 7:15 AM
with pollinator
by palmbob Dec 1, 2010 7:16 AM
the tall flower stalks are very atypical of Aloe barberae, making this even more unlikely to must be a form of that species.
by palmbob Dec 1, 2010 7:19 AM
grown from a 2' cutting to 12' tall in just 4 years, southern California
by palmbob Dec 5, 2011 7:47 AM
flower early December in my garden.. showing obvious aloe mite damage.. .this is one of the more sensitive aloes to aloe mite and one of about a half dozen that nearly always gets infected every winte
by palmbob Dec 9, 2012 9:30 PM
Huntington Gardens, California December
by palmbob Dec 15, 2012 11:35 AM
Its been a very dry winter. Brings out the color in the leaves. Hayward Ca.
by BayAreaTropics Feb 2, 2014 6:20 AM
Blooms age from yellow in forming, to firey orange.
by BayAreaTropics Nov 8, 2014 4:12 PM
2009. Compare to next photo - 2016. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Nov 13, 2016 12:17 PM
2016 in November flower. Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Nov 13, 2016 12:17 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Nov 13, 2016 12:19 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Dec 7, 2018 4:05 PM
Balboa Park's Headquarters/Admin building, San Diego. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Dec 3, 2019 2:12 PM
Photo courtesy of Ken Blackford. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Dec 3, 2019 2:13 PM
San Diego, California. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Dec 3, 2019 2:14 PM
2014, compare to other years. San Diego. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Dec 3, 2019 2:40 PM
2019, compare to other years. San Diego. Copyright Ken Blackford. San Diego, Ca.
by Kell Dec 3, 2019 2:41 PM
Photo courtesy of, copyright of Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California
by Kell Dec 22, 2019 7:05 PM
