Are you looking to add some orange color to your waterwise garden in the summer? Here's a handy list of 10 Aloes that are good candidates.
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
'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
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
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
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 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
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
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
The flowers of Aloe scobinifolia appear in late summer to early fall on once-branched inflorescences with the flowers in dense capitate heads at the tips. The flowers are brilliant red to orange-yellow in nearly flat, horizontally oriented racemes. read more
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
