Flowering Aloe Ferox
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Flowering Aloe Ferox and all other types of aloes always reminded me of burning candles due to their intense yellow and orange flame colours, which brightens up anyone’s spirits during the dull months of winter.
Planting and growing all types of aloes during the year in your garden, will reduce your water bill as most aloes can survive during long periods of drought, and seem to flourish in such conditions. So water your aloes very little, only enough in the beginning when you are transplanting these aloes to keep them alive to start them on their journey of a long flowering period during winter times.
Different types of aloes planted together, can produce seeds when harvested and sown, as different hybrid species of aloes, due to the bees pollinated other species of aloes close by, then visiting your aloe beds afterwards. So it is quite easy to produce a new variety of aloes that way, if you would like to experiment with aloes.
Various aloes, especially Aloe Ferox, have many health benefits and various medicinal products have been developed by tapping their sap, mixing it and use it in liquid health drinks, turning the sap into healing salves and beauty products.
Even just breaking a piece of the Aloe Ferox leaf off to use for sunburn, or clean a scape or a cut can be helpful in the healing process when applied to that spot.
Aloe pieces for planting purposes, can be taken any time of the year and planted into plant bags and these pieces will quickly produce viable plants which can be planted out in a dry and sunny spot of your garden or on the verge.
Aloes reduce labour as they are not fussy and can survive long periods of neglect when you are away on holiday. So do consider planting aloes to attract bees to your garden to also pollinate your vegetable crops and fruit trees during winter when few flowers are in flower to feed the bees and other insects.