Aloe

The Aloe vacillans varieties are great for Arizona gardens! These Aloes hail from Saudi Arabia and Yemen and endure Arizona heat as well...Read More as Aloe vera.

At one time, they were individualised as species, but have since been lumped under A. vacillans. But, to maintain identity, I divide them into 3 varieties based on flower color and habit:

Aloe vacillans v. audhalica: Has short pinkish red flowers.
Aloe vacillans v. dhalensis: Has short yellow flowers.
Aloe vavillans v. vacillans: Has tall yellow flowers.

All 3 seem to bloom in later winter and into spring.

Stemmless suckering silvery-grey-green aloe from Saudi Arabia.

The example in my collection came from The Ruth Bancroft Garden ( ...Read Morew">http://www.ruthbancroftgarden.org ). Pollinated 11/96, ripe 2/12/97, sown 8/19/97.