photos of aloe hybrids for the garden

Aloe hybrids combine the genes of different aloes so that the hybrid has a wider range of growing conditions it will tolerate and more options regarding flower time.

Cultivating the perfect garden aloe hybrid which would bloom throughout the year (preferably) is ongoing and not far away. There are aloe hybrids which bloom three or more times a year, with only a few weeks between the previous inflorescence and the new one. There are also the tropical aloe species that bloom twice a year and the aloe species growing in very arid regions will bloom after good rains whenever that opportunity arrives. Combining these aloes into hybrids is difficult as the seeds are seldom viable when the plants differ so much, but there are people out there who just love a challenge.

Our hybrids are mainly F1 hybrids between species as well as hybrids made by the birds and bees. These hybrids are easy to grow in the garden and all have good flowers. The hybrid of eg. Aloe dorothea blooms ongoing throughout the year.

Save water by gardening with water saving succulents and aloes.

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A.aristata x A.variegata	A.aristata x Gasteria		Aloe cryptopoda hybrid

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1. Aloe aristata x Aloe variegata is a small 20 cm plant. The leaves are dense with the same pale green color as A.aristata. It forms offshoots in abundance to form a clump, like Aloe aristata.

2. & 3. Aloe aristata x Gasteria is a neat plant. The rosette will grow to 30 cm but it remains short, not building up like the aloe aristata x Aloe variegata hybrid. It forms offshoots and plants can be grown from a leaf.

4. Aloe cryptopoda hybrid. The parentage of this aloe seems to be unknown. It may be either Aloe cryptopoda or Aloe lutescens but with what other aloe ?. It flowers profusely and makes offshoots in abundance. A lovely water saving plant in any garden.


Aloe dorothea hybrid	A. framesii x A.krapohliana	A framesii x A.arenicola	Aloe humilus hybrid

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1. Aloe dorothea hybrid blooms at least every 4 months. Rosette size 30+ cm. The leaves are glossy yellow green shading to wine red in full sun. This aloe forms suckers in abundance.

2. Aloe framesii x Aloe krapohliana in bloom during winter. Both parent plants are winter rainfall species. Rosette size slightly fuller in leaves and 30 - 40cm. high. The plants next to the hybrid is Aloe framesii.

3. Aloe framesii x Aloe arenicola. A very attractive dense rosette with fine dots on incurving leaves. 30 - 40 cm high.

4. The small blue plant in bloom is an Aloe humilus hybrid . This aloe hybrid forms suckers.


A. speciosa x A. petricola	Aloe pictifolia hybrid	Aloe sinkatana hybrid	A. maculata x A.striata
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1. Aloe speciosa x Aloe petricola hybrid. The beauty of Aloe speciosa on a smaller scale is ideal for the garden.
2. Aloe pictifolia hybrid is a small plant less than 30 cm . The plant forms an offshoot very close to the existing rosette. It is difficult to remove it without injury to the main plant. This pretty allow blooms 2 -3 times a year.
3. Aloe sinkatana hybrid blooms at least 2 times a year. It forms some suckers. The rosette is medium small 20 cm.
4. Aloe maculata x Aloe striata is an easy hybrid for the garden. The rosette is 30 - 40 cm and it forms offshoots freely.

1. & 2. The Aloe marlothii x Aloe chabaudii hybrid rosette is at least 50 cm in dia. The plant is neat without forming offshoots. The color can be from blue green to pink and red.

2. This photo does not show the glossy bright flower as pretty as it is in reality. A.chabaudii raceme compared to the raceme of the hybrid A.marlothii x A.chabaudii.

3. The rosette of Aloe davyana x Aloe marlothii has a faint flecked pattern in pale green and it is a nice size for the garden 40 cm. The flowers are larger and more dense than in Aloe davyana.

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1. Aloe castanea X Aloe marlothii. medium large plant, smaller than either of the parent plants.

2. & 3. A.marlothii x A.mutans 2005 again 2 years later (right). The color of the flowers are something different and the large inflorescens is eye catching. Easy plant. Roughly 50 cm rosette with a short stem. Easy growing


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