Thank you so much for your answers and advice. At least now i have a starting point for looking for answers. This is the first time using this forum and I can definitely see that it will be a favorite of mine. Just reading the articles already posted show that there is a wealth of knowledge and information on this site. Thanks again for your help,

Very interesting aloe! Looks like a hybrid. The flower stalk resembles that of an Aloe suprafoliata, but the shape of the leaves has some characteristics of a speciosa's leaf structure (slight tilting of the lower leaves, less rigid leaf pattern, leaf tip patern, etc.) Aloe suprafoliata does establish a bit of a trunk but the trunk size in the photo is much closer to a speciosa (of course, Aloe speciosa flower is much more different.) I've grown both of these plants in sf bay area. The flowering time of these plants could coincide. When was this photo taken? Are there any other aloes planted in that general vicinity? Hope, this helps. -excelsa

Looks like a papaya ....

I was going to say the same thing but waited. If it is something that you have planted in rows, 18" apart, then its got to be some garden veggies not morning glories. So, as Fatamorgana has suggested, it might be sweet potatoes. I have not seen anything other than morning glories with three-lobed leaves. Never planted sweet potatoe. Passiflora Incarnata has similar leaf shape, but I doubt that you planted that one.