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Re: orange flowers

>To All,
>        I'm looking for plants with orange, or orange-red flowers.
>Perennial or shrub up to 30-36 inches.  Any ideas?
>
>Jim


Jim,

I doubt I can think of many plants you don't already know and grow in your
nursery, but I'll recommend one you might not think of readily -- aloes.
Aloes are some of my favorite plants, especially in January in San Diego
when relatively few plants are flowering (along with the yellow acacias
which are so glorious in January).

I recommend Aloe ballii (sp?) which I bought years ago at a San Diego
cactus/succulent show. It was also called a grass aloe. This aloe is quite
small, and somewhat delicate, and barely thorny. I believe it likes some
shade, though perhaps many of the readers of this list will know otherwise.
I gave a piece of it to a friend in Arizona and it baked and died. I have
also seen a similar (or identical?) plant -- a hybrid -- at Burkhardt's
nursery in Pasadena. Again in my experience this aloe stays small and would
probably grow well in pots, perhaps even in window sills and window boxes.

Some aloes get so big and tough and sturdy that they won't fit into just any
garden. I think Aloe ballii could be at home in almost anyone's garden. It
won't be as spectacular as the big, macho aloes, but it will supply a
charming accent.

Doug McClure
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