That is what I thought but I have never seen anything like this in the Aloe family before. It must be some type of real hybrid. I took this photo in
California on Angel Island, Fort McDowell.ecomujeres - 8-19-2012 at 12:42 AM
Looks more like some kind of Bromeliad (family = Bromeliaceae).
They are epiphytes and are often referred to as "air plants", since they usually live on top of other plants (in notches, on limbs, attached via the
host's spines, etc.) and collect rain and dirt particles and sometimes insects that provide nutrients.
Try googling images of "Bromeliad" or "Bromeliaceae" and you'll see the resemblance. There are gazillions of species and horticultural varieties.Marinero - 8-19-2012 at 05:53 AM
I have a single plant in Los Barriles that looks spot on to this clump. When it bloomed this spring, it had an alow flower and not a bromeliad
flower.Marinero - 8-19-2012 at 05:55 AM
mmmmm, make that "aloe" flower........Skipjack Joe - 8-19-2012 at 06:52 AM
I'll allow for that mistake.jeans - 8-19-2012 at 07:17 AM
It's an aloe plant. We have one about the same size... maybe larger. It's about 15, 20 years old I have a picture of it when it was small. It puts
out big red flowers every Christmas.durrelllrobert - 8-19-2012 at 07:52 AM
anything found on an island in SF bay is going to be a little strangeMarinero - 8-19-2012 at 03:28 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
I'll allow for that mistake.
Thanks, Joe.....good eye
Anyone know this plant?
durrelllrobert - 8-19-2012 at 03:41 PM
Don't know it personally. We were never introduced, but I may kow her cousin.BajaBlanca - 8-19-2012 at 07:46 PM
"Don't know it personally. We were never introduced, but I may kow her cousin."
