Now another query concerning Aloes.......can Glenn
or anyone give me a link that will help with ID for these? I have grown a
number of tree-type aloes from cuttings from venerable old plants about the
place, but can't ID them with any confidence. Perhaps one of them is the
Aloe bainesii of which Glenn speaks. Sites for Yuccas would also be devoured
with pleasure, perhaps I could visualize the ones Trevor spoke
about.
Thanks again.
Margaret.
I'm afraid not Margaret. The best aloe guide I have
is the ' Guide to the Aloes of South Africa ' by Van Wyk & Smith.
Briza puplications 1996. Very clear photos, concise cultivation notes &
relatively inexpensive. R130 = $A 30 ?
For the tree Aloes - yes to the A barbarae (
bainesii ) & A plicatilis but no to the pillansii, dichotoma &
ramosissima. I've seen a lot of them tried in Capetown & I've seen them
all die. Only survive in proper climate controlled houses. Really need that
intense heat & drastically reduced rainfall of the Northwest. And even
then you'll only see them on rock outcrops & ridges.
Regards
Glenn Breayley. Ragnarok & Valhalla
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