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Aloe species no id - possibly a large species hybrid


Tracy

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When I acquired this Aloe, I thought it was just another Aloe ferox.  The first clue that it isn't another A ferox came when it began to flower in a completely different season than my other Aloe ferox.  This one now gets more shade than my Aloe ferox receive. That is due to the growth of my Aloidendron "Hercules", to it's southeast being a true tree now and casting a large shadow.  The Aloe ferox that were only slightly larger when planted now have their own trunks, but this plant despite being large still hasn't formed a trunk yet.

I haven't been able to determine a species that this matches.  It is in flower now in August through early December, whereas my known Aloe ferox, bloom in December pretty consistently, sometimes a little earlier or later, but always in winter.

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33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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Tracy, could it be reitzii? The summer flowering and small teeth on the backside near the leaftip (if i see correctly) are pointing in that direction. Also if it’s growing in part shade the leaves will stay flatter than the more recurved leaves in full sun. 

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21 hours ago, Axel Amsterdam said:

Tracy, could it be reitzii? The summer flowering and small teeth on the backside near the leaftip (if i see correctly) are pointing in that direction. Also if it’s growing in part shade the leaves will stay flatter than the more recurved leaves in full sun. 

Aloe reitzii is worth consideration.  I looked it up to read about it and found this on a prominent wholesaler's website (San Marcos Growers):

A great plant for the dry garden or as a container specimen, though seed grown plants can take up to 7 years to mature and begin blooming. It is unusual because of its downturned flowers and because it blooms in summer, while most other Aloes are fall, winter or spring blooming.

Mine has bloomed both in late summer and in autumn, which creates a bit of a conundrum though.

 

33.0782 North -117.305 West  at 72 feet elevation

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