Garden Aloes

summer blooming Aloes (18)

Are you looking to add some flowers to your waterwise garden during the summer? These 18 Aloes will add great color and match your bloom time needs.

Aloe comptonii

The inflorescences of Aloe comptonii are branched into multiple racemes that usually number from three to eight. The flower head is compact & has a spiky, fireworks burst look to it as the individual flowers develop. Flowers are red in color, thin in shape and pendulous. Flowers are highly ornamental, colored orbs of spikes that look like an anemone or sea urchin. Blooms in late Spring or early Summer. read more

Aloe cooperi

The terminal flower spikes emerge in Summer, growing to 3’ tall and bear incredibly attractive flower heads to 1.5” across, green tipped with dangling coral-orange blooms. The inflorescence is simple and bold. The flowers are rich in nectar and are frequently visited by insects and birds. read more

Aloe 'Cynthia Giddy'

'Cynthia Giddy' can bloom repeatedly through the seasons with branched inflorescences of bright, red-orange flowers but peaks in the summer. Starting as early as late winter, you will begin to see branched, vibrant orange-red flowers emerge. Flowers rise well above the foliage. read more

Aloe elgonica

In late spring through mid-summer appear bright red flowers in upright spikes on the a simple or branching inflorescence up to 3 feet tall. read more

Aloe 'Grassy Lassie'

Through much of the year from mid winter thru spring-early summer the numerous small bright orange flowers on 2 foot bracts rise above the foliage for a beautiful display. read more

Aloe 'Hellskloof Bells'

In the summer Aloe 'Hellskloof Bells' produce a capitate head of pendent (bell-like) tubular flowers that are pink in bud and open to a soft pastel orange. read more

Aloe 'Hercules'

Once the plant is mature, beautiful green-tipped salmon flowers can appear in the spring and then re-bloom on and off through summer and fall. read more

Aloe hildebrandtii

Aloe hildebrandtii makes interesting branched conical yellow flowers tipped with a bit of green in the spring, summer and into fall. Mature plants have been seen in flower nearly every month of the year in California. The multicolored inflorescence is short and sparse. read more

Aloe lavranosii

The generally fuzzy flowers occur in mid-summer on tall, multi-branched inflorescences. Colors are usually pale yellow, but can be a variety of shades of orange to scarlet. The flowers may be variable, in terms of color as well as pubescence. Its hair is quite long, but varies in density and may be white or brownish. Aloe lavranosii has a relatively sparse amount of hairs compared to the other species of Aloe with fuzzy flowers on the Arabian Peninsula. read more

Aloe maculata

Aloe maculata is very variable but its distinctly flat-topped inflorescences and usually uniformly colored flowers distinguish it from most other spotted aloes occurring in the same area. Flowers are held in on a multi-branched inflorescence over a long period in summer. Flowers of A maculata 'saponaria' usually yellow, but color ranges widely from yellow and red to salmon-orange. Flowering can occur any time of year, but usually in mid-winter in southern California. This is a very pretty aloe when in flower, especially if one is not that attracted to the spiky form of most aloe flowers. Seeds are reputedly poisonous. read more

Aloe mitriformis

There are not many aloes from the Cape that flower during summer, hence those that do are more sought after. In a single plant there can be 4-5 inflorescences bearing dense racemes of red, tubular, 3-4 centimeters long flowers. The shape of the racemes varies from cone-shaped to head-shaped or rounded. The flowers are tubular, droop, are a coral to bright red and appear in dense arrangements on the branched stalks. read more

Aloe nobilis

The bright orange branched inflorescences of Aloe nobilis rise above the foliage to about 2 feet tall in mid-summer. The tubular flowers are frequently visited by hummingbirds. read more

Aloe aristata

Starting in summer and into the fall Aloe aristata will produce showy 12 - 18 inches tall branched inflorescence. The tubular orange-red to pink flowers don’t produce a scent and may not last very long but it's nectar does attract bees and hummingbirds. The Lace Aloe's flowers are a wonderful addition to the arid garden. read more

Aloe reitzii

In the summer the spectacular inflorescence branches near its base with each stem becoming a vertical spike rising well above the foliage. Young plants may produce only one raceme but older plants can produce multiple racemes, further enhancing a spectacular sight. It is unusual because of its downturned flowers and because it blooms in summer, while most other Aloes are winter blooming. This summer flowering habit makes it a useful subject for cold gardens where the flowers of other aloes often get frosted off in the cold winter months. Long dense racemes of flowers are a showy pinky-red opening to yellow. Curved flowers are long, narrow and tubular in shape, up to 50mm in length, dark red but gradually turning yellow in color. read more

Aloe 'Rooikappie'

When you see a photo of the inflorescence, you'll understand the name. The flowers at the tip of the flower stem are massed together in the shape of a hood. Mature plants seem to flower periodically all year round in mild climates but is especially prolific in the fall. Arizona and low desert locations will see this species stop blooming during the hottest summer months. Blooms lasts a long time-several weeks usually depending on your weather. Aloe 'Rooikappie' has an attractive flower spike that reaches 18 to 24 inches tall with many orange pendant bell shaped blooms near the top that later turn darker yellow. Flowers themselves are conical in shape and highly symmetrical while developing. read more

Aloe striatula 'Burly'

The brilliant yellow inflorescence rises above the foliage typically in late spring into summer but we often have stray flowering at other times of the year. The flowers are yellowish-orange and appear densely on up to 16 inches (40 cm) tall, un-branched, cone-shaped racemes. One of the few flowers that can flower in zone 9a, as the flowers seem as resistant to the cold as the entire plant. read more

Aloe tomentosa

The flowers of Aloe tomentosa alone make the plant very worthwhile to grow! The inflorescence grows to over 1 meter in height. The blooms are amazing. From mid spring to mid summer, large, highly branched inflorescences tipped with compact conical racemes of white, fuzzy flowers. Flower color is actually a light yellow-green, but because they are generally covered in thick wool (tomentose) the flowers appear white. Blooms are very attractive to bees and hummingbirds and are quite striking in the landscape. read more

Aloe vacillans

Flowers on sparingly branched, very upright inflorescences are either yellow are red-orange. Flowering time of year varies a lot with some flowering in winter and other in summer or early fall. read more

Aloes organized by seasons