OK as requested some more BTA aloe pictures. There was not much happening with any of the other plants. Last summer has been really tough on the Agave and Cactus collection planted out there and a lot of stuff is in recovery mode. However, they are working on a very nice Boojum Grove, with so far at least 15+ boojums of a variety of different sizes in the ground. Looking really good.
But here some more Aloes:
1. Aloe Ferox; 2. no tag, looks like Aloe elegans from a distance, but that one is supposed to be mostly solitary; 3. Aloe elegans.
4. No tag, one of the many spotted Aloes your guess is as good as mine; 5. Another Aloe ferox; 6. An Aloe scobinifolia hybrid.
7. Aloe rubroviolacea; 8. A good looking aloe without a tag; 9. Aloe suprafoliata.
10. Another good looking Aloe without a tag; 11. Aloe aculeata; 12. Aloe aculeata.
13. Aloe pretoriensis x vaombe a very spectacular plant; 14. Something spectacular in the distance; 15. Aloe ferox.
16. Another Aloe ferox - they are working on a ferox 'forest' in that area; 17. Aloe globuligemma - very nice; 18. Aloe globuligemma, close-up of the inflorescence.
19. Another nice looking plant without a tag; 20. Aloe x speciosa; 21. Aloe pretoriensis x vaombe.
22. Aloe wickensii; and 23. Another very impressive looking plant without a tag.
That is it for now. I went back last Monday, but have not gotten around to downloading the pictures from my camera. Things were still looking great. As you can notice they get quite a bit of shade where the are planted, which I am sure helps them get through the summers here.
