Streetside aloes, late February 2021

Time to take another look at the aloes blooming along the sidewalk. All too soon, this display—particularly generous this year—will be history. The flower colors range from creamy yellows to rich reds. The yellows are courtesy of Aloe 'Moonglow' . There are three separate clumps now. All three came from my half of a 5-gallon can I originally split with a friend—pretty remarkable growth. I've started to give offsets to friends since for whatever reason 'Moonglow' is currently hard to find in retail nurseries. Aloe 'Moonglow' clump #1 I'm particularly excited about this aloe since it's the first time it has bloomed for me. It's a hybrid between Aloe spectabilis (related to A. marlothii but with vertical instead of horizontal inflorescences) and Aloe vaombe . The flowers give me vaombe vibes while the leaves have the general shape of spectabilis . Aloe 'Erik the Red', one of the most spectacular larger hybrids on the market Aloe cap