davez7anv, to me it strongly resembles Aloe deltoideodonta 'Sparkler'. Keep water out of the center of the plant--more than any other Aloe in my collection it doesn't like that.

Nice black indeed, Nil13.

Okay, took pictures today. Still inside. Weather forecast is calling for more snow. Too warm to stick but still too cold to bring plants out. I don't think summer is coming this year!

ConnyNL, your Aloe mitriformis variegata looks just like my Aloe maculata saponaria. I guess many variegated types look similar.

You need more windows, Stush!

Aloe vera 'Soothing Stripes'

It seems like it's at a standstill of growth because there has been few days of sunlight. This morning I looked outside and the ground was lightly covered by snow, my plants and I can't take much more of this.

nanzjade - my friend in Wisconsin sent me this. I remember those days! I hope the end of this is near for you!

Love it Crenda, thanks for the laugh! I can almost see myself in that pic too, just add a warm jacket down to my feet. Honestly, I avoid snow & the cold like the plague.

Here is my Aloe ramosissima I think its going to grow good this season.Base is starting to thicken up nicely

Tanpexoctics, Love that green house. Did you make it yourself? Can you show more of it? How do you heat it? That aloe is growing into a tree!

Stush look at this thread https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/3788127/started-my-leanto-greenhouse

Yes, I remember it now. How sad my memory is failing me. I had the very same idea redoing my back porch.

Its been working good I do heat just little when night temps are little low but plants don't winter in it

When temps reach a low of 30 at night then 50 during the day, How well does it hold the heat at night?

I have a hard time with Aloes. This is a x nobilis that I'm showing only because I want to ask if it looks thirsty to you. It's not as plump as when I got it a couple of months ago. I recently started watering it every few days. It's in 1/8" pumice and lava rock. The pup is new. (blurry phone photo)

The pot looks huge because the wide angle lens is so close.

Seed grown that's finally starting to grow after being stagnant. 2" pot.

Two different plants from a seed mix. I seem to be doing better with the little ones.

I don't remember their names

Crenda, I've never been a fan of A. 'Pink Blush' or similar when I've seen it in the 3" pots. Seeing it in the ground making a nice ground cover (and in full sun even) I have a new appreciation of it. Thanks for showing it.

HoovB, I need to work out a trade for a cutting of your A. megalacantha aff.. I have over 150 of the usual suspects (sp.) to choose from. Drop me a line if you have any must haves.

Conny, that A. mitriformis varig. is really nice. Most specimens I've seen of that plant get rusty looking or start to look like they have Aloe mite. Yours has such bright colors and looks super clean. Very well grown!

Jeff, Love that new little seedling. If it ever pups, keep me in mind for a trade.

I know some here will protest but I believe that conditions mean much more than potting mix. Warm and more water will improve most aloes. Must have proper soil microbial and nutrients than any thing else. I use a more gritty mix because I over water during colder months. I think your A. nobilis looks fine. Better to be less water than too much. Wait till you can give them a summer vacation outside.

Aloebot, My A. maculata saponaria variegated if given direct sun turns nasty looking. Black spots and leaf dehydration. I must keep it in bright light away from full sun. Takes a year to correct itself. I guess it's the same with most lightly variegated plants. I have extra pups if your looking for one. Just postage only.

Stush, thanks for the feedback. Very appreciated. Do you think my second photo looks like an A. 'Peppermint'? That's from a seed mix too, and to me it looks exactly like yours. Is it somewhat common? I'll keep you in mind, but which one were you referring to for a pup? Just have to wait 2-3 years for the little ones.

aloebot I have plenty of aff. megalacantha to share, but can't figure out how to email you.

If you have the bell, shopping cart, and your houzz at the top right, you can use the bell to see a personal message. To make the message you click on the persons' name (example; hoovb zone 9 sunset 23) and when their profile pops up there is a bar on the top right that says message. Click on that and it has that persons address. You then title your message and type in what you want in the box and send.

Great aloes everyone.

These aren't mine. I took these pictures when touring a private garden in Fallbrook. I think the smaller one is dorothea. Does anyone have any idea about the bigger one in the 2nd & 3rd pictures?

Thanks,

Tyler

2 and 3 might be A. cameroni.

Jeff, It was the last two pictures you showed. Looks like something that eats mice. I don't have real names of most of my collection due to being from a seed mix also. Some purchased cheap at big box stores were ID'd on the pots they came in. Some for mail order and some gifts are positive ID's.

Nil. is there any way you can e-,ail me? Would love to ask about that 'b;lack; aloe...Thanks a million!

Deniso, could I possibly purchase a small pup of that bottom pic Aloe you spoke of?

My e-mail is mikerno_1@yahoo.com

Thank you!

Bue elf

Christmas carol, a favorite

A. nobilis....in the ground now, it quickly outgrew this pot

Well, all of you are enablers! This just arrived in the mail...

Aloe castilloniae

I seem to be drawn to bumpy, spiky, gnarly aloes :-)

sld, very cool. Like an Aloe for mesemb lovers.

Dog, I just got one of these too. I have been wanting it for some time. I found one small enough that I didn't feel like it was a rip off on price. I still need to re-pot it.

Must be a castilloniae baby boom in progress.

It's still 2018, right?

All from a hybrid seed mix. For any flowers, there a thread for September blooms. I didn't have any this year.

Interested to see what this one looks like when grown up. Very rough and sprawling.

This is a few years old, but its growth was stunted for a couple of years.

This needs bumped up.

I purchased some nice variegated Aloe nobilis. The almost all yellow one is having a hard time. It came with out roots but now has a good root system.

And doing well with seeds of Aloe peglerae. Got 19 out of 24 seeds.

They are endangered in their home in Africa.

Very nice Stush. I had no idea there was a variegated nobilis. I like how they're yellow and not cream. Good job on the seeds too.

After 17 years, I have gotten an 'Aloe Crosby's Prolific' to bud! No idea how long the inflorescence will be, that will be interesting indoors. The mother plant(s) of this offset were my first succulent ever. =)

That’s awesome Kevin, congrats! It's definitely worth a celebration. Cheers!

Aloe nobilis variegata.

No ID. I love its blue hue with pink edges.

ewwmayo congrats, but 17 years whaaat!!

Thanks Nancy and Matt!

It took me so many years to finally learn how to grow Aloes (and succulents in general) well enough for them to reliably flower. All my other Aloes flower regularly so this one was really a triumph!

has anyone grown this one-seeds are offered just as white aloe vera-very handsome i think.

Almost all seeds from variegated plants produce all green type. With so much lack of green that one would be hard to grow.

I have a few dwarf aloes due to space considerations. Mine are all under lights during the winter. Seattle light is very poor for succulents in the winter. I also tend to collect species rather than hybrids, but I have both. Seattle is a lousy place to buy aloes. Onward to the plants:

Aloe dichotoma, a tree aloe.

I got this pot of succulents off the clearance rack. They were overwatering them. Is this an Aloe? Can anyone ID it? At least it has made a bloom stalk :)

Typical SouCal Aloe marlothii PIG'd - about 15 years old. Thanks to Peter Griffith, this best beastie must have some busy hummingbirds.

Aloe babies...

'DZ' x 'Peppermint'

Jasmine

yes; plant with flower stalk is aloe - can't tell ypu exactly which one, because there are many hybrids looking very similar.

Thanks Rina!

One of my Aloe dichotoma' s is growing like a weed which is fine by me

Grew from seed back in July 2016 it is now 14 inch tall 12 inch across

Tan, that's looking very fat and happy. Someday, you're going to have this.

Lol if I live another 50 or much more

I have a bunch of Aloes blooming. Most haven't yet opened, but I like this shot. My Aloe x spinosissima in the front and Aloe rooikappie in the back, between the trees!

Hummingbirds should be happy!