BACK UP - Grass Aloes are "sort of" bulbs - NOT
James Waddick (Sat, 27 Nov 2004 06:18:55 PST)
Some aloes are deciduous in the wild, growing in summer rainfall areas and
dying back in winter. They are typically hardy (as aloes go) for 2
reasons: 1)
the top dies back and the root behaves like a bulb, and 2) they typically
come from higher elevations.
... They are not "bulbs," but because they die back to
a perennial rootstock; because they leaf out in warm weather and have such
wonderful flowers, I think of them as bulb-type garden plants.
Dear Joe and All;
Hate to be a spoil sport, but...
I had to refute comparing grass aloes to bulbs. As far as I
know there are no bulbous Aloe. These are herbaceous perennials plain
and simple. Don't really mind any discussions especially if any are
really Zone 5/6 hardy, but these are not bulbs.
Just a small reality check. Humbug season I suppose.
Best Jim W.
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