Aloe "Venus"

'Venus', like its heavenly namesake, is one of the brightest stars amongst the aloe hybrids. This medium sized cultivar produces large, glowing red-to-white flower racemes...

that will melt any gardener's heart. The pictures have not been altered, those really are true colours. The flower season can be very long - from April to early July for mature plants. Up to 4 branched inflorescences are produced in close succession. The plant itself has thinnish green leaves that conceal its flowering caoability. The second picture shows a group of young plants on the plant house table flowering for the first time.