A couple of Aloes in flower

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Re: A couple of Aloes in flower

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And here's another Aloe which has put on a magnificent show of flowers this Xmas:

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Re: A couple of Aloes in flower

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That's doing really well Ralph and is much earlier than mine, which are just pushing up the flower spikes.
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Re: A couple of Aloes in flower

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A rather tatty Aloe 'Hey Babe' in flower at the moment.
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Re: A couple of Aloes in flower

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Back to the A. ellenbeckii - it's interesting how the flower colour changes as the flowers open:
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Re: A couple of Aloes in flower

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That's really nice Ralph.
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Re: A couple of Aloes in flower

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ralphrmartin wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 4:27 pm Back to the A. ellenbeckii - it's interesting how the flower colour changes as the flowers open:

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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO that's nice
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Great picture Ralph!
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Multi branched inflorescence of Aloe buhrii.
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Gasteria.Aloe.Astroloba.Asphodelaceae hybrids.
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Beautiful (tu)
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Re: A couple of Aloes in flower

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That's a real show!
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