ABC Wednesday - Torch AloeAloe arborescens
(AL-oh) (ar-bo-RES-senz)
Synonyms: Tree Aloe, Mountain Bush Aloe, Krantz Aloe, Aloe candelabra, A. milleri, A. natalensis, A. viridifolia
If you are here for Wordless Wednesday scroll down to the next post, please.
Since it is not very tropical outside I thought I would feature a tropical plant. This picture is from my trip to the New York Botanical Garden last week and just as last year when I went at this time the Tree Aloe was in full bloom. The NYBG has quite a collection of Cactus and Succulents and there are two rooms devoted to those types of plants in the Conservatory. It is always fun to visit the wetter areas and then walk through the long tunnel to the dry collection. After that comes the Special Collection area, which always has some interesting flowers.
Aloes need a sunny position in the garden, if you are lucky enough to be able to grow them outdoors. You probably wouldn’t want to grow this species indoors as it can get to 6 to 8 feet tall but there are 400 other species to choose from and many do make nice, slow-growing houseplants. My Aloe plants at work have never flowered so I am probably not the best person to get advice from on cultivation.
This is a yellow form of Aloe that I found growing in the Florida Keys. This one was located in someone’s landscaping on Sugarloaf Key and was a delight to see. The red one is from Big Pine Key.
I was scanning some pictures the other day and came across this ‘A’. I have been to Alaska four times and loved its rugged beauty each time. We took this train from Anchorage to Seward for a day trip.
I am again proudly participating in ABC Wednesday. It is getting harder and harder to come up with botanical images this time of year and I may have to rely on the archives more than I would like. I figure we should be getting into the season with some new images around ‘H’ or ‘I’.
Here is the ABC Wednesday Blogroll:
mrs nesbitts place
hin's photoblog
tech the man
a bit of this a dash of that
Little Rock Daily Photo
photoxication
Kissing the Dogwood
strolling through Georgia
Ruth's Garden Blog
kate isis
photography by kml
AVCR8TEUR'S Blog
Salty Dogs
The Modern Goddess
Simply Sage
author blog
kai
Mollitudes
ten forty
Neva
Ackworth born, gone West
Secluded Habitat
katch photo
Mr. Mapper
The Max Files
Oswegan
Watch me, No Watch me
Peter Miller
Lynette
Andrea’s Thought of the Day
Photowannabe
RuneE’s Visual Norway
Happy One
Jim Baker Photography
Azure
HPY
cre8tiva
NYCindividual
Lilli and Nevada
Bonnie
Outhouse of Canada
imac
23 comments:
I didn't realize that aloes even flowered. They are beautiful!
Second aloe today - but totally different from the other. Very nice.
Alaska - almost like home :-)
Once again , nice shots of plants!
Spectacular. My first blooming aloe looked like your third picture.
Oh how I love visiting your blog and seeing all your beautiful flowers and photos. You capture it all so beautifully!
Hugs,
Holly
Your pictures are beautiful and especially the train!
These are really cool photographs. I love the Alaska train picture. Very good lighting. Anna :)
Great A post!
Lovely photos of the flowers! I`ve been looking at some of your pictures now. You have got a beautiful blog!!! :)))
I`m new in the ABC Wednesday.
Your photos are old you say? Might they be antics? Another A word. . . lol
I loved viewing your Aloe plants -- beautiful in bloom! The Alaska train is also nice.
I didn't realize that torches were in the Aloe family. This is a great post for ABC Wednesday.
Those Aloe are beautiful - I love the red one.
I didn't even know they came so many varieties.
More amazing flowering aloes .. I had no idea .. wonderful photos!
As ever, superb, lovely colours and pretty sexy flowers, our last port of call was Anchorage on our trip last year
Spectacular flowers, I've never seen them!
I've seen the orange colored aloe plant before, but I didn't know what it was called. And now I know. I've been to Alaska a few times, but never had a chance to go up that far north.
what powerful color - camera>>??
Your photos are absolutely gorgeous. Nice work.
My grandson loves the train picture.
beautiful flower pictures.
Beatiful Choices for A.
Have a Blessed Happy
Creative Fun Year!!!
I am new to ABC Wednesday and also have a floral offering. Your aloes are lovely.
Nice post. Aloes are very common in the Eastern Cape and I am waiting for them to flower later on in the year. There are areas where they grow in great profusion. I have a label "aloes" which is of a field of aloes.
Oh, i love your photos! I'll be coming here again...
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