Aloe ferox variations in inflorescence
Author: Ivan Lätti
Photographer: Thabo Maphisa
The red and orange flowers of Aloe ferox in this photo taken in May in the Rooiberg are a familiar sight. Yellow and brownish flowered specimens are also often seen, but the white form is rare.
Only one panicle of usually four to eight racemes per rosette appears every flowering season (Coates Palgrave, 2002; Reynolds, 1974; iNaturalist).