Aloe Species, Camper's Aloe, Ecru Aloe, Nubian Aloe, Popcorn Aloe

Here in coastal So. California the flower spikes appear in March and my plants have coral buds about 1" long, pointing upwards and tipped...Read More with green. As the buds mature they start to point downwards and the flowers open as a lovely soft yellow (at the tips) darkening to pale coral (at the base). Each flower stalk has at least 3-4 branches, and many have 5 or more branches. Easy to propagate, but avoid letting moisture collect at the heart of the rosette or the plant will rot. Sends out offshoots very freely.

If you're tired of the grey leaves and yellow flowers of Aloe vera in your desert yard, try Aloe camperi! It tolerates lots of sun, is f...Read Moreairly frost hardy and flowers a nice orange around the same time every spring. Probably one of the better Aloes for the Arizona deserts.

eru maculata:(Eretria,Nubia),Nubian aloe;very attractive variety with leaves smaller than the species and with more pronounced blotching....Read MoreA branching succulent rosette with stem becoming 50 cm high,the very fleshy arching leaves in the type to 75 cm long,concave above ,glossy dark green with creamy-white oblong spots on both sides,and with prominent marginal spines;salmon red flowers in branched racemes.
(from Exotic Plant Manual, 4th edition,Graf)

RAmbling, green branching species with flattish leaves that have some sharp spines along the edges. From Ethiopia. Flowers a dull, dark...Read More red and not terribly showy. Not sure when they bloom, though.