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Crasulady2 Valley Village, CA Jan 22, 2004

Attn: Molly - Aloe Vera with yellow flowers

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MollyMc Archer/Bronson, FL(Zone 8b) Jan 22, 2004

Thanks Norma. We have some aloe vera in our flower bed by the house. When I took out all the other planting last year, I left the aloe. We use is a lot down here, sunburn and such. Anyway, last summer was the first time it bloomed. A very nice surprise.

Molly

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Crasulady2 Valley Village, CA Jan 22, 2004

Molly if it had orange flower on then I want a tiny offset.
There are many Aloe species, but only one Aloe vera.

There are also other Aloe that are used medicinally. A. ferox is one, and probably better than vera. A species is one that is found naturally in situ. There are also naturally hybrids in some colonys. A cultivar could also be a species but cultivated for the trade.(offsets) from seed grown plants. If you grow them from seed you may pick out a selection. One with bigger or redder teath, more spots, smaller leaves, better flower color. Then cross it back to accent that special feature. Fun, fun, good fun. Norma

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MollyMc Archer/Bronson, FL(Zone 8b) Jan 23, 2004

Sorry Norma, to the best of my recollection it had yellow blooms. But if I am wrong, and I have more aloe in the yard, when the blooms come up this summer, I will keep you in mind for that piece.

Molly

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Crasulady2 Valley Village, CA Jan 24, 2004

Molly it ok, my friend said he has all three/flour colors available. So I'm okay now at this time. Brrr it's cold today, and yesterday it was gorgeous, a very bright clear day. Now today I must sweep up the greenhouse. Norma

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Mitjo Lappeenranta, Finland(Zone 3a) Jan 25, 2004

heheheh, yes. Exactly. There are very many Aloe species, and Aloe vera is just one of them. This Aloe, in the picture, is not Aloe vera.

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MollyMc Archer/Bronson, FL(Zone 8b) Jan 25, 2004

I was out looking at the aloe today, trying to dig up heliconia and I see the aloe are coming into bloom soon. I see the bloom spikes popping up. I'll takes pics when they color up.

Molly

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Crasulady2 Valley Village, CA Jan 28, 2004

Thanks Molly, I have several species of Aloe in Flower at this time. We get a lot of visitors to the Huntington Gardens just to look at our Aloe in flower. It is a sight to behold. It's that time of year. I just hope they cut the stalk off when the fruit it ripe. Norma

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