Aloe marlothii is the big star today.
A warbler there amidst the flowers, at the center of the photo. Her yellow breast blends in remarkably well with the color of the flowers.
Looking far more modest, Aloe variegata has no less than four flower stalks. I guess it liked the water I gave it after all.
Ants making a mess of Grevillea 'Moonlight'.
Aloe 'Fire Ranch' is getting started.
Many of the Aloe greatheadii are blooming this year, after a pause of several years for the drought. The early rain helped.
Rose 'Laguna', stripped of all but a few leaves, yet offers a flower.
The Dasylirion flower stalk continues to develop. It's rather scary.
Scary also the reliability of Morocco Daisy, Pyrethropsis hosmariense, after more than a decade. Still neat, tidy, and beautiful. Peak bloom just about now, mid-February. Hardy to at least 13F; sharp drainage is key.
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A warbler there amidst the flowers, at the center of the photo. Her yellow breast blends in remarkably well with the color of the flowers.
Looking far more modest, Aloe variegata has no less than four flower stalks. I guess it liked the water I gave it after all.
Ants making a mess of Grevillea 'Moonlight'.
Aloe 'Fire Ranch' is getting started.
Many of the Aloe greatheadii are blooming this year, after a pause of several years for the drought. The early rain helped.
Rose 'Laguna', stripped of all but a few leaves, yet offers a flower.
The Dasylirion flower stalk continues to develop. It's rather scary.
Scary also the reliability of Morocco Daisy, Pyrethropsis hosmariense, after more than a decade. Still neat, tidy, and beautiful. Peak bloom just about now, mid-February. Hardy to at least 13F; sharp drainage is key.
Visit May Dreams Garden Blog for more bloom beauty.
Seeing your huge Aloe marlothii looking so good makes me think I should put my potted one in the ground. That warbler is gorgeous and in birdy paradise I bet, with all that nectar. So many beautiful blooms you have there!
ReplyDeleteIt seems to be a quite easy Aloe, at least here. Easier than ferox, thraskii, certainly easier than dichotoma. Avoid overhead watering to keep the leaves dry.
DeleteWow, Aloe marlothii is impressive. And I really like the flower of Grevillea 'Moonlight' even with the ants...I suppose it is sweet and that is why the ants are there?
ReplyDeleteNectar actually drips off the Grevillea flowers! I can run my fingers through the flower cluster and they come out sticky.
DeleteBeautiful Aloes! And a very brave rose. I have a houseplant aloe that is actually blooming right now too. Not very showy, but it was a nice surprise.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Aloes are fun plants, and the flowers are a big bonus. Great that you got one to bloom indoors!
DeleteAloe marlothii looks great! And trust you to provide bloom day with some exotica :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! Though every plant is exotic somewhere. Well, almost every plant...
DeleteDasylirion certainly scares me..
ReplyDeleteWait until the flowers open and an entire bee hive converges upon them!
DeleteYikes! I didn't know ants were attracted to Grevillea flowers - I hope the birds find them easy pickings! I love the aloe marlothii.
ReplyDeleteThat Grevillea in particular drips nectar. Others are not so drippy.
DeleteYour aloes are beautiful. Happy GBBD!
ReplyDeleteThank you Les, same to you!
DeleteI never tire of your Aloe shots (though I should probably wear a bib while viewing them). 'Moonlight' is super-sexy, ants or no ants.
ReplyDeleteHappy you like them, thank you!
DeleteLove the marlothii, especially the photo wit the warbler. You have so many wonderful plants - that Grevillea is fantastic! So beautiful...
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anna!
DeleteLove it!!
ReplyDeleteHow tall was your 'Fire Ranch' when it first bloomed? I have one that's 6 or 7 years old, almost 4 ft. tall, but it hasn't bloomed yet.
Kind of a reluctant bloomer, that one. It wasn't big, not even knee high. They are in a super dry spot and I think would do better with a little irrigation. Back when it used to rain in California, it did better.
DeleteThat marlothii...! Beautiful photo of a perfect plant. Your aloes are bird magnets! I finally got a marlothii of my own: about one foot high, and it will be staying in a container. I hope it blooms in my lifetime. The Dasylirion is a sight to behold -- and what beautiful agaves downslope. (Shawii...?)
ReplyDeleteMy marlothii didn't take that long to bloom, four years, I think. It's a fast grower in the ground.
DeleteThe Agaves in the Dasylirion picture are 'Blue Glow'.
Hi the master of Hoover Boo, hehe. When i saw some unfamiliar plants in NZ i remember some of them as Aloe because i've seen them here. I also saw some which i don't know if they are maguey or aloe. The inflorescense looks like a long head of a fowl, turkey or geeze maybe!
ReplyDeleteThe Dasylirion does look sort of like a turkey neck!
DeleteWhat a beautiful bounty of blooms!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laura! :)
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