Just visited my brother, this aloe was bought from Thailand back in 2022 trip. I have been waiting for this aloe to produce pups since then without any result. Desperate to get one

@Kaktus, I accidentally discovered that if you remove some of the lower leaves, the pups could grow from the exposed stems too. At least that's what my CC does. My CC gives me a lot of babies each year.

Kaktus said: Just visited my brother, this aloe was bought from Thailand back in 2022 trip. I have been waiting for this aloe to produce pups since then without any result. Desperate to get one

This is an interesting plant . Very long lines . Some tct genes in there I think
Steve

Looks like it could go up a size, might be more prolific that way.

Kumara in the morning sun here



That is a rooted cutting (someone broke a head off the plant in the public garden and left it there), now going strong. If you look closely you can see it is already dichotomizing (branching at the top). This plant needs more space soon, I think.

This aloe hybrid is flowering for the first time, I hope the flowers are yellow. Not sure if I will have a chance to see them in full bloom, as I'll be away for the Ramadhan holiday.

Pretty!

Finally, the flower of this aloe is not pink or red, it is yellow and pastel. Similar to the color tone of gasteria.


I lost one aloe this week, I don't have any backup of this, it is not commonly available here, too bad.

I wonder if those flowers are in the sun. If not, the pale color could be a result of low light. I seem to remember Steve had a couple of plants where that was happening.

This week I completed the Pepe triad with this new plant (haworthioides), looking forward to playing with the macro lens when it flowers.

Yes, that one has quite a lot of sun , we can see that the leaves also look very dry and almost get sun burn.

The never ending winter continues here . We had a spell of warmer weather so I thought I would give my first water and put back in the tunnel . This week lots of rain freezing temps over night on weds and low overnights most of the week. So I am in quite a precarious position . I will keep the temp at 5C but it's the humidity that might start giving me issues
Here are one or two that are looking ok. Most of my aloes looking pretty miserable right now
Steve




Erensjuc seems to shrug off the cold quite well

Same here, strange weather, it is quite hot already, but we still have 2 to 3 inches of rain daily.

That's a lot of water!

Kaktus said: Same here, strange weather, it is quite hot already, but we still have 2 to 3 inches of rain daily.

its crazy my friend, They said on the news today that this has been the 8th wettest 12 months in the Uk since records began
Late week we had some good spells (so i watered and put my plants out in teh greenhouse) this week we are back to freezing overnight temps
Steve

This aloe is screaming for a bigger home, she has to wait for a few more weeks as the soil is too wet.

A. jucunda flowers (floriferous plant)



And my ramosissimum rooted cutting here with some new growth, like 2 or 3 years after I made the cut

Bumpy aloes growing in the spring sun (last one under shade cloth)

Variegated aloe care question here, for those with knowledge and experience...

The thread "Aloe mitriformis brown leaf tip. Is this lack of sunlight?" in Ask a Question forum

A. krapohliana dumoulinii with springtime color

This is the hybrid you corred out a few years ago . A conifers hybrid . I love the colour /shape of this plant

Your memory is good, Steve. Yes, a homebrew conifera hybrid. The conifera will come out stronger as we reach the solar maximum in a couple of months and the whole thing goes purple. This could be a good garden plant since it is on the larger side.