Since it got a mention in the recent Aloe cremonophoila thread, here is A. sakarahensis which suprprised me by flowering in less than 2 years from seed last July.
Seeds were from the seed pool (thanks, Tina), sown May 2016 with no result, dried out and rewetted in September 2016 with over 50% germination. Weird coloured, straggly spiralling leaves and a very short flower spike. Odd green tipped flowers too. Probably not to be seen en masse in Wilko soon.
Aloe sakarahensis
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Re: Aloe sakarahensis
Very nice indeed - these days it is called lomatophyllum as opposed to aloe. I sown a batch last year and got only one seed germinated, but it is still going strong.
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Pity. Wilko's is one of the only places I see Succulents for sale. It looks nice
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Get yourself across to York .... two street traders .... one outside St Helens church / Bettys tearooms .... the other in Parliament Street / Shambles market ... both daily ... with cacti and succulents .... some fine Echeveria yesterday together with some of which I don't know the nameGreenlarry wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 12:32 am Pity. Wilko's is one of the only places I see Succulents for sale. It looks nice
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Too far for me! We do occasionally go to York but certainly not to look for plants. But maybe next time we go...el48tel wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 6:08 amGet yourself across to York .... two street traders .... one outside St Helens church / Bettys tearooms .... the other in Parliament Street / Shambles market ... both daily ... with cacti and succulents .... some fine Echeveria yesterday together with some of which I don't know the nameGreenlarry wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 12:32 am Pity. Wilko's is one of the only places I see Succulents for sale. It looks nice
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Re: Aloe sakarahensis
I thought it used to be called Lomatophyllum but is now Aloe?
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Re: Aloe sakarahensis
See Maciej's post above ....Herts Mike wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 9:57 am I thought it used to be called Lomatophyllum but is now Aloe?
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Re: Aloe sakarahensis
Yes of course I saw it Tony.
Are we saying it has reverted to Lomatophyllum again then?
Are we saying it has reverted to Lomatophyllum again then?
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Re: Aloe sakarahensis
It's self fertile, and the seed pods when ripe contain the seeds in an extremely sticky kind of gloop.
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