Tall Aloes for zone 8 (was Introduction)
- To: c*@nccpg.freeserve.co.uk
- Subject: Tall Aloes for zone 8 (was Introduction)
- From: K* H* <k*@quack.kfu.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 09:12:33 -0800
At 01:33 PM 3/21/99 -0000, David Fenwick wrote:
>I'm David Fenwick, I live in the warm wet and windy south-west of the UK
>(Plymouth).
....
>My interest in Aloes is ever increasing but I need advice; many people have
>dismissed my attempts of growing taller varieties of Aloes outside in this
>country; and I cannot therefore get much information from people as to the
>hardier forms. It doesn't look like it's been attempted much and of course
>only an expert may be able to help. We presently have two species outside,
>one is unknown, and the other is A. striatula var. caesium (ex.
>Drakensberg); I would like to grow many more but need advice on this.
>
Mine too, they're most beautiful. But i've only got a A. suprafoliata seedling
sitting on the window sill - you're experience is well beyond mine.
Take a look at
http://www.silverhillseeds.co.za/
they have quite thorough search capabilities; some items worth noting:
Asphodelaceae - Aloe boylei 0.6m broad channelled dark leaves in
large clusters with many white
spots on
lower surface, salmon-pink fl with
greenish tips Su. Sow Sp. Zone 8.
Aloe broomii 1.8m, rosettes of toothed leaves,
dense
lemon-yellow fl hidden by large
bracts
Sp, alk soil. Sow Sp. Zone 8.
Aloe cooperi To 0.7m, decid grass aloe, single
red fl
raceme Su. Sow Sp. Zone 8.
Aloe fosteri To 1.5m (with fl), rosettes of dark
greenish-grey leaves with pale spots,
deep red to greenish-yellow fl Su.
Sow
Sp. Zone 8.
You've already found the only tall aloe for zone 7 - A. striatula. The
other tall
ones are mostly zone 10. - Perhaps some other of the Asphodelaceae would meet
your needs also. They've got several other genera in the catalogue.
karl.
- References:
- Introduction
- From: "David Fenwick" <crocosmia@nccpg.freeserve.co.uk>
