tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129459846508585755.post8388476220601216977..comments2023-11-27T07:35:11.544-07:00Comments on Designing in the Desert: Aloe in Bloom always says Spring to me!Bill Kisichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03441009473523673529noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129459846508585755.post-70652606090734557262009-06-29T10:47:44.278-07:002009-06-29T10:47:44.278-07:00Landscape maintenance people usually cut of the st...Landscape maintenance people usually cut of the stalks or spears after they begin to look old. I doubt if your cat harmed your aloe, but I also doubt you will see another spear till next year. I have seem them bloom rarely in the fall. <br /><br />There may be someone reading with more horticultural experience then I regarding aloe. I'm not a succulent expert by any means. I would try posting in some other blogs and forums that are more focused on succulents. Try www.Blotanical.comBill Kisichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441009473523673529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129459846508585755.post-70167269744018464442009-06-28T01:03:33.949-07:002009-06-28T01:03:33.949-07:00Hi Bill,
Thanks for sharing these pictures of you...Hi Bill,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing these pictures of your beautiful aloes. I have a question for you. One of my aloes sent a spear up last week, which has been growing steadily every day. This morning I discovered that my cat has 'removed' the top of the spear. Do aloes do anything clever if a spear is removed before it blooms? Will it send another one up? I'm so disappointed!My Fat Plantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754360583780071990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129459846508585755.post-83203577253357867792009-05-06T18:27:00.000-07:002009-05-06T18:27:00.000-07:00Hi Kate. Don't be to hasty. Our temps just moved...Hi Kate. Don't be to hasty. Our temps just moved into the 100's for the second time this year and could be up as high as 105 by the weekend. Summer is here!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Bill Kisichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441009473523673529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129459846508585755.post-11832323396949644392009-05-01T21:42:00.000-07:002009-05-01T21:42:00.000-07:00I really shouldn't be looking at the pictures of t...I really shouldn't be looking at the pictures of the Aloes growing outdoors. Makes me long to live in a much warmer climate! Gorgeous nonetheless!kate smudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564410520744285676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129459846508585755.post-39399255851573735162009-03-25T20:11:00.000-07:002009-03-25T20:11:00.000-07:00I really dig aloes. As you mentioned to Town Mouse...I really dig aloes. As you mentioned to Town Mouse, though, zones are only part of the picture. Here in coastal San Diego I have a three big bruisers in full sun with no added water, but it's a pretty chilly environment compared to yours. I have a ferox in way more shade than would be ideal for it, but it's hanging in there. I love how tough these guys are. And I agree that they're great signals of longer days.lostlandscapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960325527200005691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129459846508585755.post-81905258796803955352009-03-22T23:56:00.000-07:002009-03-22T23:56:00.000-07:00Great Aloe photos. You are right about Aloes doing...Great Aloe photos. You are right about Aloes doing better in filtered shade in Zone 9b. 'Blue Elf' is an exception--it seems to do fine even with a southern exposure, as does Aloe sinkatana. They do look better with some sun protection though. <BR/>AiyanaAiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525758484165324330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129459846508585755.post-78342437541905073612009-03-20T20:33:00.000-07:002009-03-20T20:33:00.000-07:00Tatyana: Great!Town Mouse: You have to be carefu...Tatyana: Great!<BR/><BR/>Town Mouse: You have to be careful with the USDA climate zones. They are basically cold hardiness and not heat related. Full sun in San Diego is not the same as full sun in Phoenix although we share some of the same zones. <BR/><BR/>I need to check out your yard progress.<BR/><BR/>KeeWee: Gotta love the Aloe Ferox. Later in the year the tips of the leaves turn red, too.Bill Kisichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441009473523673529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129459846508585755.post-56804827115752668002009-03-20T13:29:00.000-07:002009-03-20T13:29:00.000-07:00Love the red aloe flowers.Love the red aloe flowers.Jennifer AKA keeweehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107693230744190952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129459846508585755.post-49103731679267483502009-03-20T07:50:00.000-07:002009-03-20T07:50:00.000-07:00Bill, that's really good information. Who would ha...Bill, that's really good information. Who would have known? I'm often amazed how wrong the labels can be...Town Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777461911856383480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129459846508585755.post-82368327397656805522009-03-20T07:02:00.000-07:002009-03-20T07:02:00.000-07:00I've never seen aloe in bloom! You made my day! Th...I've never seen aloe in bloom! You made my day! Thanks.Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.com