torch aloe / krantz aloeAloe arborescens
Asphodelaceae (now included under Xanthorrhoeaceae)
This is a common plant along the PG rec trail. A group of volunteers are working on removing these massive plants. The flower looks superficially like a torch lily, but this is a succulent (Aloe genus).
ps 01/18/10 - These have been blooming along the rec trail at least since December.
pss 02/05/11 - I originally posted this as NOT red hot poker. For a much better picture, check out my latest post.
ps 01/18/10 - These have been blooming along the rec trail at least since December.
pss 02/05/11 - I originally posted this as NOT red hot poker. For a much better picture, check out my latest post.
Well I am enjoying looking at the plants and critters you want to identify, but I am not being very helpful. We call these aloe blobs...becuase once they get going they go crzy...get tall thick and lean into any space they are given...
ReplyDeleteI know that they aren't the aloe that is used medicinally.