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by Geoff Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:33 pm
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Wonderful mostly solitary stemless to short stemmed 'medium-small' aloe with glaucous, flat, bendable, often spotted leaves of pale blue-green, nearly white, pinkish etc., spread out in a flattened rosette with leaves suddenly turning upright, to almost folding in on themselves. Namibian aloe primarily, but present in several southern African countries from Angola to South Africa. Sun and heat loving indeed, but pretty easy to grow and some mod cold tolerance (down around 25F). Flowering seems to depend a lot of sunny position, with none of my shaded plants ever flowering. Flowers yellow, orange or red in winter
Melt in the Sun
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by Melt in the Sun Wed Apr 05, 2017 12:31 pm
Flowering in Tucson in March.
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toditd
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by toditd Sun Mar 18, 2018 12:30 am
Some nice striping on this
Aloe hereroensis specimen.
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Melt in the Sun
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by Melt in the Sun Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:56 am
Good show this year!
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by Stan Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:29 am
I thought "Not much of a flower"..then saw Melt's plant. New ball game. I like the pearlescent color the plant gets in sun too.
Hayward Ca. 75-80f summers,60f winters.
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by mickthecactus Sat Mar 14, 2020 10:02 am
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by mickthecactus Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:37 am
Quite a difference in 9 months.
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by Melt in the Sun Mon Feb 21, 2022 1:43 pm
Undeterred by the digging and transplanting this winter...
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by mickthecactus Mon Apr 04, 2022 9:46 am
Mine has lost it’s roots
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by mcvansoest Mon Apr 04, 2022 3:11 pm
Uhoh... should recover though, should it not?
It is what it is!
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by mickthecactus Mon Apr 04, 2022 11:56 pm
Yes I’m pretty confident.
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by mickthecactus Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:17 am
It recovered well and here’s how it looks now
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by JoyinAlb Wed Feb 21, 2024 3:20 pm
I really like the look of this aloe. Does it pup? @Melt in the Sun Do you have any for sale?
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by Melt in the Sun Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:07 am
It hasn't offset for me at all! I know Arid Lands grows it, though they don't currently have any listed. I don't immediately see any on ebay or etsy either...but I bet if you keep your eyes open you'll be able to find one.
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by NancySLAZ Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:14 am
I am growing mine in light shade for several years. No flowers yet. I am in the Phoenix area. How much sun can it really take? I love the leave colors and don't want to ruin them by too much sun.
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by Melt in the Sun Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:45 am
Mine's in full sun in Tucson, so not quite Phoenix levels of sun and heat.
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by Melt in the Sun Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:53 am
Looking pretty good this year!
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