tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post5713583931749381990..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: It's getting to be aloe timeGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-2045244354393918092017-12-18T08:27:55.302-08:002017-12-18T08:27:55.302-08:00Any chance of seeing wide shots of the beds that i...Any chance of seeing wide shots of the beds that include the aloes once they're blooming more? Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-1328498022497519872017-12-17T19:23:04.294-08:002017-12-17T19:23:04.294-08:00Nice how many flowers you’re getting. I just potte...Nice how many flowers you’re getting. I just potted up the cameronii cutting you gave me. Pot full of pumice. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241604602356561368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-60193643810726748482017-12-16T21:36:59.950-08:002017-12-16T21:36:59.950-08:00Quite a show you're having there. I'll ha...Quite a show you're having there. I'll have to get to the Ruth Bancroft garden to see some more.Mark Delepinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502634636299441270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-17446486962555059952017-12-16T21:14:13.922-08:002017-12-16T21:14:13.922-08:00Your garden is looking fantastic, I love how you p...Your garden is looking fantastic, I love how you pair spikes with spikes!! Your collection of aloes is definitely envy inducing alone! I highly recommend ordering from Institute of Aloe Studies, and picking up in person if you can. Really( cheap!) healthy plants from an amazing collection. If you're ever in East Oakland... John Miller (the owner) was kind enough to give a tour of his personal garden and collection at the Oakland Zoo after I purchased two measly aloes (elgonica and scobinifolia). <br />Max P.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606290466521471164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-59130353131817462862017-12-16T10:32:48.976-08:002017-12-16T10:32:48.976-08:00I can even remember when I got that Aloe excelsa f...I can even remember when I got that Aloe excelsa from. I was probably a small pup.<br /><br />Damn those aloe mites! I saw four or five large 'Always Red' at the Home Depot recently, and at least two had very noticeable infestations. <br /><br />I have three quartziticola now, and they do well in full sun and mostly shade. I'm always looking for aloes that don't mind shade.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-9519625315809926162017-12-16T10:29:57.429-08:002017-12-16T10:29:57.429-08:00David, my Aloe maculata × cameronii (or the other ...David, my Aloe maculata × cameronii (or the other way around) originally came from Yucca Do Nursery in Texas. It's proven to be an enthusiastic grower. I don't know how many pups I've given away. It seems to flower now and then again in late spring--like cameronii, as you said.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-4721332817961048202017-12-16T07:45:06.690-08:002017-12-16T07:45:06.690-08:00Congrats on the first flower from excelsa!
Fina...Congrats on the first flower from excelsa! <br /><br />Finally saw 'Erik' for sale here, and it was gall-mited. Grrr.<br /><br />CvQ absolutely a favorite--the foliage color alone is a marvel.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-71545739471097963732017-12-15T18:33:10.264-08:002017-12-15T18:33:10.264-08:00Curious about what you may know about that cameron...Curious about what you may know about that cameronii x maculata? This may be what I have in several client's gardens but didn't know what it was. Does yours bloom over a very extended period? The plant here in the Bay Area blooms summer into winter here, but then cameronii tends to bloom repeatedly here too. Nice collection you've got going there.David in Berkeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429998034808702327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-63890857353876680052017-12-15T15:11:56.077-08:002017-12-15T15:11:56.077-08:00I don't have problems with aphids, but I battl...I don't have problems with aphids, but I battle mealybugs every summer. Although not so much on aloes. But some aeoniums, cacti and echeverias, as well as my long-suffering Agave parryi, are mealy magnets.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-59529721719464456202017-12-15T15:10:22.034-08:002017-12-15T15:10:22.034-08:00It only got to 32°F here. I didn't cover anyth...It only got to 32°F here. I didn't cover anything and got away with it. Whew.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-69344968028930278122017-12-15T15:04:46.650-08:002017-12-15T15:04:46.650-08:00Thank you, Kris. I actually have a lot more, but m...Thank you, Kris. I actually have a lot more, but many are still small. I'm particularly excited to see what some of the more unusual hybrids will look like as adults (like Aloe marlothii × globuligemma, Aloe peglerae × white-flowering ferox, Aloe littoralis × Gasteria acinacifolia, etc.).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-63473312268978578132017-12-15T07:56:50.578-08:002017-12-15T07:56:50.578-08:00I'm checking buds daily too. I have a newly p...I'm checking buds daily too. I have a newly planted capitata var. quartizicola that has a mature bloom spike. I love this aloe too, but I've noticed that the stemless aloes, esp. the hybrids, are magnets for ants/aphis, and I lost a previous CVQ to them. The close stacking of the leaves on the hybrids provides perfect conditions for the little bastards. Taller hybrids like 'Moonglow' don't get this problem. I'm inclined to avoid the stemless hybrids for this reason, but am using the Safer soap on the ones I still have -- not a great long-term plan since I rarely keep to any spray regimen. But enough quibbling -- yes, I love the winter aloes too, and you have an exciting collection of them.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048985060349929026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-55145447334193911782017-12-14T20:53:53.940-08:002017-12-14T20:53:53.940-08:00I've had a solid week of frost,the coolest bei...I've had a solid week of frost,the coolest being 27. I feel pretty victorious because all of my Aloes are holding their own. I always worry about them when we dip below freezing. I have plans to go up to Berkeley next month. It might be early but I have so much travel in Feb and March it will be my best opportunity. kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-53150401099855203862017-12-14T20:41:08.491-08:002017-12-14T20:41:08.491-08:00Your aloe collection is larger than I'd realiz...Your aloe collection is larger than I'd realized, Gerhard, and everything looks great!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com