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Aloe reitzii hybrid

The plant pictured is one of many hybrids I have made with Aloe humilis in their parentage. In this case, I cross-pollinated an earlier complex hybrid with Aloe reitzii. The latter species flowers in early autumn, and my aim was to push the flowering time earlier, so that it would not bloom in the middle of winter, when flowers are susceptible to damage from freezes. However, it is flowering a little later than I would have wanted (in December). But still, it is an attractive prickly-leaved plant with showy spires of flowers.

-Brian

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    Aloe reitzii hybrid...The plant pictured is one of many hybrids I have made with Aloe...

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