Friday, April 6, 2012

Aloe Vera


Another succulent from my collection blooming for the first time
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This post is linked to Floral Friday Fotos

33 comments:

brattcat said...

such a delicious image. beautiful macro, jm.

Cezar and Léia said...

Que linda planta, tão diferente da babosa que temos no Brasil!
Abraços
Léia

Lowell said...

Zounds! Your collection must be world-class! Fantastic.

Re your question as to what the women were saying on the back of the motorcycles: I think, but wouldn't swear to it, that the one on the right said, "I sure as hell hope we get home soon, my ass is killing me!"

Well, it's possible, right? :-)

Anonymous said...

Wonderful and wondrous! (At first I thought these were bananas - but of course they are green and hang the other way around...)

LindyLouMac said...

Calling by as another Floral Friday Foto participant, wow we grow this but it never flowers!

Arija said...

Great shot and isn't if fun when things bloom for the first time?

Have a very Happy Easter!

Modern Mom said...

Lovely capture!

Pink Tulips

Libby said...

Wow!! Love this photo - well done!! When I first pulled up your blog, I thought that they were bananaz - LOL!

Sharon said...

Beautiful! As you know, I love these blooms!

TexWisGirl said...

beautiful blooms. almost look like bananas.

joo said...

It's fascinating!

Sylvia K said...

Gorgeous! What a great capture! Like some of the others, my first thought was upside down bananas!! Magnificent plant and colors! Have a wonderful weekend, JM!

Sylvia

Kay said...

Wow! I had an aloe vera (indoors) for years and it never bloomed. This is quite a dramatic show! Lovely!

Halcyon said...

I've never seen te bloom in person. It must be impressive! It looks quite big.

theconstantwalker said...

Fantastic to see JM.
It's always nice to see things you care for flourish.

VP said...

I never got flowers so perfect!

cieldequimper said...

I thought you were showing us bananas!!! So this is what I put on my face every day? :-)

RedPat said...

You are magic with pics and with plants JM!

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Such graceful and stately flowers, which you have captured wonderfully well, Jose! Have a Happy Easter!

Thank you for participating in Floral Friday Fotos!

Randy said...

That is some bloom.

Al said...

I was going to leave a comment on your previous post but couldn't think of anything family-friendly :) But this one is great, something tropical to warm my eyes, as we've just had a snowstorm (springtime in the mountains, anything from shorts to blizzards, sometimes both in one day).

Carolina Louback said...

Não conhecia a Aloe Vera :)

Anonymous said...

Blossoms that look like bunches of bananas. Beautiful!

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

so pretty. I have taken aloe flowers, but yours is the best,

RobertN said...

Wonderful! Looks like bananas:). Best wishes!

Jaime Clark said...

That dark yellow against the grey sky is spectacular.

Kathy said...

For plants that require so little water to survive, they certainly put on a show when they're in bloom.

黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Haha! That is really beautiful !

Hilda said...

That is gorgeous! And I didn't even realize that aloe vera had blooms.

Happy Easter, JM!

Joan Elizabeth said...

I have Aloe Vera in my garden. I wonder if it is the same plant because I have never seen mine flower.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

This is what I love, to find something new from somewhere in the world every day. I know aloe vera very well, but I have never seen it flower, beautifully shown here JM.

Francisca said...

This aloe looks huge! How big IS your place? Or is that a photographic illusion... :-)

Nathalie said...

I thought Aloe Vera was quite small. This looks huge and I'd never seen it blossom either. Thanks for this.