The Aloes blooming! The Aloes are blooming! They are really showing off right now and I for one am loving it! The Aloes have such unique and varied structures on their blooms, all equally impressive. There are several types of Aloes, large and small, here we will look at a few of the larger ones.
The Aloes need cooler temperatures to bloom which is why you see them blooming in the winter months. Here are a few that are blooming right now (in January, here in Austin, Texas).
ALOE FEROX ‘TANGERINE’
The Aloe ferox is also called the Red Aloe or the Bitter Aloe. Here we have the Aloe ferox ‘Tangerine’. It has an impressive single-stemmed candelabra-shaped bloom. The orange blooms open up to individual tubular flowers which attract the bees and the hummingbirds. Here in Austin, you would want to keep these in containers so that you can protect them from freezing temperatures. They have spines on the edges of the leaves so be careful!
