[Jeff Chemnick]

Man, this website is impossible for me to figure out. I love the Yahoo Groups...when you want to reply, you hit "reply"...Simple. What's up with "quote"? Makes little or no sense. Also can't figure out how to see all the posts in chronilogical order. Again, Yahoo Groups gives you the whole works in a temporal priority and not by threads...But I'm a bit tired...just got home from three weeks in Mexico so please excuse my irracibility (normally I'm a guy of good cheer...just like Santa Claus). Anyway, to the point...yes, my Hercules flowers right as rain every year. Anytime you want to come up and make Aloe whoopie with the Big Herk, just let me know. The color of the flower is more orange than bainesii (which I consider somewhat coral colored).
Jeff, I think some of the seemingly odd times for the posts are because some of the people are in South Africa and I believe it records the time they actually post it to the forum.....no excuse for me though!

I find it odd that some would want to cross Aloe ciliaris with tree Aloe but who knows?? I do know it has not happened much because of lack of participation. Hercules (bainsii (old name) x dichotima) is somewhat reluctant to flower ~ understatement here!....Have yours flowered yet Jeff?

Goliath (vaombe x bainsii) flowers regularly but so far seems to be unreceptive. Thinking of the cross is the easy part but then you must put the players together and follow it through. Even then, no guarantees. more often than not.... nada or junk.

Yes Quinton, I hope to go to Aloe Mecca in our fall, your spring. I hope I can see you and Andy if it lines up.

Thanks for the kudos guys you too are my kind of sickos! I mean that in a very good way!