Re: Aloes
Glenn Breayley wrote:
>
> >Hey Glenn -
> >
> >I'm curious if you can suggest some small, ground hugging Aloes that adapt
> >to garden conditions well? I'm looking for ground cover types that can be
> >combined with other plants in the garden. They should be able to go dry in
> >summer (i.e. winter rainfall species?). We grow many Aloes here but they
> >are often in the hands of collectors. I never know which might grow well
> >in the ground in a garden setting. And it has been expensive and tiresome
> >to 'experiment'. I'm trying to spec out some for planting in a public
> >demonstration garden. BTW - I especially love yellow flowers on an Aloe!
> >
> >Any information greatly appreciated.
> >
> >h o r t u l u s a p t u s - 'a garden suited to its purpose'
> >Sean A. O'Hara fax (707) 667-1173 sean.ohara@groupmail.com
> >710 Jean Street, Oakland, CA 94610-1459, U.S.A.
>
Hello Sean
My next door neighbour game me some offshoots of his aloe which gets
about one foot high and he has a patch of about a square yard in area
densely covered. Unfortunately we have no idea about the specific name.
It has green leaves with white spots and brown spines at the margins.
The flowers are red to orange in colour.
The winters here can be wet with minima usually about -4°C but
occasionally to -8°C.
I have loaned my digital camera to an artist friend while hers is being
repaired, so I cannot post a picture at the moment.
Gordon Walker
France
