Hi Jim,
The large trunk belongs to one of my Aloe X'Hercules' hybrids (now Aloidendron .. I have 5 specimens the oldest nearing 20 years) so they do have some A.barberae heritage but are much more robust, faster growing and reportedly more cold tolerant. I did create a raised bed of my amended native clay soil, topped with 4-8 inches of DG, atop which I planted the Boophones. The rocks were placed loosely around the bulbs afterwards with an effort to allow air around the exposed above-ground part of the bulbs, which for me tends to be 1/2 - 1/3 of the bulb.
Ken
On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 01:06:20 PM PDT, Jim Foster via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
Very cool Ken. Great setting for your bulbs. Is that a Aloe barberae
behind in one photo? Did you originally plant them that high on the rocks?
Mine will be up in flower in another few weeks.
Jim
Up the coast in Santa Barbara
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