Is it possible to get a broader picture of the first one? I have similar Aloe plants on my campus and it would be helpful to know whether they are the same or just similar.
Thanks, Joey D. I will attempt to get a broader picture. I guess it would help to see the entire plant!
I wish I could attach a link to a picture I took of the plants I'm thinking of. I may be able to find a way to link to the picture tomorrow or upload it to an album here. My computer doesn't seem to want to cooperate at the moment :-/
Does it look like this? I can't tell if they are different species or just at different stages in development...
1. Aloe saponaria? Common name African aloe. Praps! http://images.google.com/imgres?img...n-gb:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7SUNA_en-GB&sa=G&um=1
Thanks saltcedar on giving me the uptodate name. However, we are still waiting for csciore to post a pic of the leaves, so they may be spotted. I was just having a go based on the flowers. I could be miles out I know, hence ???? and praps!
Thanks for all the replies! Sorry for the delay in responding... I have not yet been able to go back and take a broader photo of the aloe, showing the leaves and all. I will try to do it soon! I do not think it is the same one as the one Joey D. posted above, but I may be wrong. Thanks for all your input! Anyone have any input on the second aloe, the orange-flowered one? I'd better get a broader photo of that one too. I will try to post better pictures of both these aloes soon! I believe they are both native to South Africa, so that ought to help a little. ...Thank you! Camilla
Kudos to Silver Surfer! (and to saltcedar for the correct name) You were right, my first mystery aloe is Aloe maculata! See photo at: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/170379 It turns out the leaves are maculated. I didn't picture the leaves up close in my original photo, sorry. Attached is my photo of the leaves. Joey D., I think the photo you posted of the aloe on your campus is Aloe arborescens. See photos at: http://www.metafro.be/prelude/view_plant?pi=00873 Again, thanks everyone for your input!
Now, for my second aloe photo. I'm wondering, is this also Aloe maculata? I've looked at many, many photos on the internet, and I can't tell. I'm attaching again my original photo of the flowers, plus a photo of the leaves. They are spotted like the Aloe maculata leaves, but they don't have teeth, as compared with the photo I posted above, where the leaves have teeth.
Another long shot, Aloe buhrii? Praps! http://www.aluka.org/action/showCom...AP.COMPILATION.PLANT-NAME-SPECIES.ALOE.BUHRII http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nN166x1Iz...0/s400/00Teneriffa+Aloe+buhrii,+Südafrika.jpg
Very much Aloe buhrii On the first photo I thought maybe hybrit but on these photos I would say that is the species plant. That leaves may be slightly maculated but it is not Aloe maculata. Note the teeth on the leaves differ and the shape of the rosette. I would like to show photos but I do not see how.
Here are the photos I hope it was done the right way. The first photo is Aloe buhrii. The flowers can be any shades of yellow to orange. I added a photo of Aloe maculata in the wild habitat and close-up of the leaves in the garden. The plants differ a lot growing in shade or sun. Also whether in drought or easy in a garden. By the way. When you remove an old leave and there is still a small portion with gel inside, peel the outer green and smear the gel on your skin. Silky feeling. Not the green outer skin, also not the sap (eejuk never taste the sap), just the gel. The gel is also tasteless and can be eaten, but that is another story. Try it on your skin. You can use any leaf, it is just a pity to remove new leaves. I must go on to do my "working" now. Got some orphan kittens etc.
