I grew one of these in Houston & College Station from 1977 to 1993.
It is awesome, especially when it matures, which is when it will look like this:
Those are Aloe polyphylla, the Spiral Aloe. They seem to be hard to find in the age of the Internet but one now has joined my collection.
People say I won’t be able to grow it out here in the East San Diego County boondocks because it gets too hot and dry. I don’t think it gets any hotter and drier than Houston or College Station, but I guess we’ll find out.
As an aside, my birth mother also told me when I was 10, and she was giving me up for adoption to my wise old grandmother, that I would never amount to a thing…………..
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Oh! I’ve got ordinary aloe growing ‘wild’ but I’d love one of those gorgeous spiral ones. I’m sure it will thrive in your care. 🙂
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Lathe spiral is so beautiful!
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Plants are often more adaptable than expected so yours my grow up to be as beautiful as any.
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I have plenty of ordinary Aloe but would love to have one of these. Will check it out. I am sure it will do well for you. Anything will grow in Houston!
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I never saw a Spiral Aloe. I would love one of them! 💕 💕 💕
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Seeds are easy to find, live plants much more difficult.
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I don’t think I’ve every seen a Spiral Aloe before, thanks for the share . I haven’t been much of a blogger lately, i suffered a stroke after a long illness, I’ve been so tired, i’m gradually on the way back…….. Thank you for liking my poems.
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Sending you positive thoughts and good vibrations from here in San Diego!
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Thank you Russell, very much appreciated….
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Well…with all due respect to your birth mother, she was wrong! Just saying🙂
Your spiral aloe is beautiful! Who would think it would mature into such a wonderful design! I love it😀 I’ve been watching a plant of my own maturing over the last few months. Figured it would die pretty quickly under my care, as usual but it’s flourishing! It’s a simple greenery type plant but they never survived before and its a real joy to see it transforming from a little non-descript thing into a beautiful healthy plant! 😎🌱
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Just goes to show. Every once in awhile women are wrong too.
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