Blooming Aloes in Santa Barbara

 

Aloe arborescens AKA Torch Aloe

    One thing I enjoy seeing this time of year are the Aloes blooming all over Santa Barbara.  This is a very large Aloe arborescens (AKA Torch Aloe) is growing in Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden.  I see this aloe growing all over town.

Bloom of Aloe arborescens AKA Torch Aloe

Aloe arborescens AKA Torch Aloe

Aloe arborescens AKA Torch Aloe

Aloe arborescens AKA Torch Aloe

Aloe arborescens AKA Torch Aloe

Aloe arborescens AKA Torch Aloe

This Aloe arborescens between the road and the bike path is just beginning to bloom.

     The hummingbirds enjoy the aloe blooms too.  You can see one in the picture above at the tip of the arrow.  Then a close-up picture below.

Yellow Aloe arborescans 'Lutea'

Bloom of Yellow Aloe arborescans 'Lutea'

Aloe Aloiampelos ciliaris

     Aloe Aloiampelos ciliaris is a climbing aloe and here you can see it climbing up a light pole on Cabrillo Boulevard.

Bloom of Aloe Aloiampelos ciliaris

     Driving around town I see other types of amazing aloes in bloom, and here are just a few.

I think this tree aloe is pretty cool!

     I see a lot of other interesting aloes around town that are not blooming right now.  However, they will be blooming later in the new year and I'll be keeping an eye out for those!