Go Aloe!
December 8, 2012
RANCHO HOLIDAY TIP No. 134.5a: PLANT MORE ALOES!
That way you, like us, will have all the festive yard décor you need for the entire holiday season. Just look at the pictures in this post of our early bloomers …
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Check those colors … We’ve got green, sure, but it’s set off by shocking pink, orange and red-orange … and once this crop fades they’ll be replaced by other blooms on other aloes in yellow-orange, salmon and rust. That whole red/green thing? Tired, right?
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But, the best part about decorating with aloes for the holidays has got to be this: You’ll have no space for that lighted, life-size inflatable Santa in a snow globe — anywhere!
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Rancho Reubidoux 
They’re beautiful. I hope mine bloom as beautiful as yours.
Thanks, WF! I can’t wait for my huge aloe ferox to bloom … the stalk’s already beginning to stretch out, so maybe they’ll be in full flower by Christmas!
You are soooo lucky to have this in bloom now, I can only dream of it ! So beautifull !
Thanks, Gwen … No matter how many times it occurs, I feel lucky when my aloes bloom!
I sometimes have aloes in bloom but my aloes are tiny and so are the blooms, but the ones you have shown I saw in Spain in bloom, soo pretty !
I bet they’re gorgeous there in Spain … my favorite is my aloe ferox, pics of those coming as soon as it blooms!
Beautiful. I love non-traditional approaches to Christmas decor. Enjoy the holidays!
Thanks, Lori, happy holidays to you, too!
Beautiful flowers. Last year my potted aloe plant bloomed inside my house. I was surprised and delighted. I’m hoping it does it again this year.
I don’t know why after all this time I’m surprised and delighted when my aloes bloom, but I am. Thanks, Melanie!
Beautiful aloe blooms over which I can only lust as they would rot, freeze, and be generally unhappy in my garden. This is your reward for the tremendous heat you endured this summer.
Ugh, last summer’s heat was diabolical! Aloes in bloom are a terrific reward I happily accept …
Looks at lovely pictures and lusts…
Any idea the names of these gorgeous beasts?
(wishlist, wishlist, wishlist!)
Thanks for commenting; Here’s what I think the aloe varieties are (from top to bottom): barbadensis; vanbalenni; cameronii . Don’t sue me if I misidentified any of them!
I appreciate any names. Names in hand, I can tackle a nursery search!
Thank you!
Cool! Good luck and send pictures …
Not vanbalenii–it is a stemless species staying low to the ground.
Yours is a beauty, whatever it is.
How’s the back doing? All healed and well, I hope.
Dang it — This is why I included the disclaimer! ; )
As for the back: it’s slow-going … but I feel glimmers of change for the better, can’t wait for more positive change!
Reuben–For some reason the photos aren’t showing up when I visited today. I just get broken-image icons.
That’s strange, J., I’ll look into it; probably upload them again. Thanks for the tip-off!
Update: All the images have been uploaded again, hope you can see them now!