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May 14, 2007 : Aloe plicatilis
Keywords: Asphodelaceae | Aloe plicatilis (L.) Mill. | University of California Botanic Garden, Berkeley, California, USA
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Read about the African fan aloe via the South African National Biodiversity Institute's PlantZAfrica.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at May 14, 2007 12:00 AM
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Posted by: Cherie at May 14, 2007 4:36 AM
WOW! I've never seen this Crassula blooming.
Posted by: Anna at May 14, 2007 6:16 AM
Aloe plicatilis - Z9 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths
Posted by: Beverley at May 14, 2007 7:33 AM
Don't know if this is an issue - but the entire University of California system has a strict non-professional photography policy anywhere on their campuses. When the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden staff see me photographing with a tripod, they always stop me and make me verbally confirm my photography is for private use only. I've removed my UC Berkeley shots from the BPotD Flickr pool because of this. Blogs with advertising are still a grey area when it comes to 'professional' use of an image.
Posted by: Eric in SF at May 14, 2007 10:48 AM
This is a really cool-looking variety. Here in Tucson, aloes and other succulents must be grown in the shade. I have the regular kind of aloe, but it's still good for burns and the hummingbirds love the flowers. Mine have recently finished blooming and one of them has pods. Do they come in male and female?
Posted by: Roberta at May 14, 2007 2:04 PM
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Beautiful, I wonder if it has any "healing" properties like aloe vera...