Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Strange flowers

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Is this the flowering of an agave?
Whatever they are, they sure are tall.
In a backyard here in Meitar.
I'm having to get used to a whole new world of plants down here in the Negev desert.
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UPDATE:  Turns out it is an aloe.  Thanks to the readers who knew and helped here.

11 comments:

  1. Shalom Dina! We see those here too. I really like them but don't know what they are called. I once saw a whole hillside of them on the beach around some old dilapidated cottages. Very stunning.

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  2. That is awfully pretty, Dina. I'll bet they'd grow really well here in Hawaii. They really add a splash of color.

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  3. Looks like Aloe from here, you "Strange Flower" :-)



    ALOHA from Honolulu
    Comfort Spiral
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  4. It's an aloe! We have them all over the place here. I'd be right at home in Meitar.

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  5. I also vote for aloe: I once had two huge plants like these on my terrace...

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  6. As some have already said, it's Aloe, which blooms around Christmas on the northern hemmisphere. You can find them everywhere here, although they are native to Southern Africa.

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  7. It's the Amazing Orange Menorah Flower, Dina! (Love from Janet at Heifer!)

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  8. Shalom friends and thanks for your happy thoughts here.
    Thanks to the plant mavens who taught me that this flower is aloe.

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  9. A beautiful shot. It's so different from the vegetation we see here.

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  10. They look similar to our Pandan Laut (pandanus, crew pine)… tall and hardy with colorful flowers and fruits. Perhaps they are of the same species.

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  11. Aloe? Gracious! Then it would do well in Hawaii for sure.

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